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Storm News and Media Headlines => Storm News and Media Headlines => Topic started by: australiasevereweather on 29 June 2009, 11:03:11 PM

Title: Australian Lightning kills 5 people in a day
Post by: australiasevereweather on 29 June 2009, 11:03:11 PM

Lightning kills 5 people in a day


Lightning strikes have killed five people in Cambodia in a single day, a local newspaper has reported.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/29/2610812.htm

Title: Re: Australian Lightning kills 5 people in a day
Post by: Jimmy Deguara on 30 June 2009, 01:31:40 AM

Wow! A very active day with unfortunate consequences. I guess people in their patty fields are prone bring out in the open. Lots of water too...

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It said four of the victims were farmers working in the fields - a group especially at risk when they continue to work during rainstorms.

Regards,

Jimmy Deguara

Title: Re: Australian Lightning kills 5 people in a day
Post by: Kristy Norman on 30 June 2009, 02:54:06 AM

That's really sad. Does anyone know the amount of Australian deaths annually due to lightning? Hopefully it's not too many.