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2018-04-25 Africa Horn

Somalia: Lightening strike kills newlyweds

[MIDDLEEASTMONITOR] A lightning strike has killed a newlywed couple in Ari-addays village, some 30 kilometres south of Abudwaq town of Galgaduud, Halbeeg reported today.

"The two were at home when the incident occurred. No one else was living with them, there was heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning struck them," a relative told Halbeeg.

Heavy rain began to fall in the first week of March, with southern and central regions of Somalia flooding in April. The Juba and Shebelle region in Somalia was only hit by moderate rain, according to the Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) unit.

According to Relief Web, rain this year has negatively impacted the humanitarian condition in Somalia, causing overcrowding in temporary shelters housing internally displaced persons. The Shebelle River is expected to rise from the rain, with some 200,000 Somalis at risk of flooding in Belet Weyne town.

Despite an uptick of rain fall Somali farmers have reportedly started working on their crops early, in a bid to take advantage of the opportunity for cultivation.

In February this year some 38 Somalis died from severe drought conditions in southern Somalia.

Posted by Fred 2018-04-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11143 views ] Top

#1 Shocking!!

Posted by Deacon Blues 2018-04-25 11:16|| 2018-04-25 11:16|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ revolting!

Posted by jpal 2018-04-25 11:51|| 2018-04-25 11:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Possibly racist.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-04-25 12:16|| 2018-04-25 12:16|| Front Page Top

#4 They went out with a BANG!

Posted by Skidmark 2018-04-25 15:01|| 2018-04-25 15:01|| Front Page Top

#5 I heard they were a well grounded couple.

Posted by Betty Hatfield5124 2018-04-25 19:19|| 2018-04-25 19:19|| Front Page Top

#6 probably more from a wedding regifted poorly-made toaster

Posted by Frank G 2018-04-25 20:26|| 2018-04-25 20:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Or maybe someone gave them a vacuum cleaner.

(Since Nature abhors a vacuum...)

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2018-04-25 22:26|| 2018-04-25 22:26|| Front Page Top

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