Lightning kills five in Tanzania school

Lightning kills five in Tanzania school
by Staff Writers
Dar Es Salaam (AFP) Feb 23, 2015

A lightning strike in Tanzania killed four school children and their teacher on Monday as they sheltered in their classroom, a teacher said.

"Lightning struck at a classroom at Nyakasanda village and a teacher and four pupils died on the spot," said William Lituhi, local leader in the Kasulu district of eastern Tanzania's Kigoma region.

A total 17 other school-children were injured in the explosion.

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