{"id":244735,"date":"2024-11-03T15:06:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/03\/lightning-kills-14-at-uganda-refugee-camp\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:06:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:06:41","slug":"lightning-kills-14-at-uganda-refugee-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/03\/lightning-kills-14-at-uganda-refugee-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning kills 14 at Uganda refugee camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda had killed 14 people, police say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They say the victims were attending a church service on Saturday evening when the lightning struck. Another 34 people were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An official told local radio that all those who died were children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred at Palabek Refugee Settlement in the north-west of the country. The area has recently seen heavy rains with thunder and lightning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Palabek Refugee Settlement is home to more than 80,000 refugees and asylum seekers, according to the UN&#8217;s refugee agency. Many are from neighbouring South Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four years ago,\u00a0lightning killed 10 children in the city of Arua, also in north-western Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The children were struck while taking a break from a game of football.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div><div style=\"clear: both; overflow:hidden;margin:20px auto; width:100%; min-height:280px;\">\n                                                 \n                        <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p> \n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda had killed 14 people, police say. 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