5 children killed in east DR Congo lightning strike

Bunia, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 12, 2023

Five children were killed and 13 wounded on Monday after lightning struck a school in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said. Lightning hit a primary school in the morning the village of Bukiringi, in Ituri province, as children were cleaning their classroom, local administrative official Roger Adirodu told AFP. Two girls and three boys were killed in the incident, accord