Lightning strike kills one, injuries two people at Mayaruke

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2025-04-27

KATIMA MULILO, 13 March 2025 - NamPol Spokesperson and Head of Community Policing in the Zambezi Region, Inspector Kisco Sitali. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 27 APR, (NAMPA) – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Zambezi Region has registered an inquest docket after a man was allegedly struck and killed by lightning at Mayaruke village in the Namushasha area on Saturday afternoon.
NamPol spokesperson and Head of Community Policing in the Zambezi Region, Inspector Kisco Sitali, confirmed the incident to Nampa on Sunday.
“It is alleged that three people were seated under the tree in...

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