A lightening strike in Ethiopia's Amhara regional state located in the northern part of the country has killed a family of three, an Ethiopian official said on Wednesday, Trend reports citing Xinhua. Dejen Wodage, Chief Police Inspector of Waghimera zone in Amhara regional state, said a lightening strike on a residential house on Monday evening left a father and his two children dead, reported state media outlet Ethiopia News Agency. Wodage said a four-year-old child who was badly injured in the lightening strike is currently being treated in a nearby medical facility. Ethiopia is in the midst of a rainy season which started in July and is expected to last until early October, which occasionally causes landslides and lightning strikes in some parts of the east African country. Follow Trend on Telegram.

Source: Ethiopian News October 02, 2019 14:37 UTC