Source: Xinhua| 2019-10-02 22:40:03|Editor: Mu XuequanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- 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. 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.

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