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06-16-2009, 03:30 PM
In El Mamey, Los Hidalgos, in the Septentrional (northern) Mountains, a farmer has been killed and four others suffered burns as a result of a lightning strike in Romerico in the municipality of Mamey, according to the National Police.
The victim was identified as Romulo Brito, 60, who was killed by the massive electrical discharge. The burn victims were identified as Rosa Maria Guzman, Fermina Garcia, Pedro Quintana and Ramon Vargas of 32, 47, 34 and 35 years of age.
The police report says that the two women and two men who were hit by lightning were treated at the local hospital and then transferred to the Jose Maria Cabral y Baez Regional University Hospital in Santiago.
All five victims had violated one of the basic rules for people caught in lightning storms: They sought shelter under a tree!
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The victim was identified as Romulo Brito, 60, who was killed by the massive electrical discharge. The burn victims were identified as Rosa Maria Guzman, Fermina Garcia, Pedro Quintana and Ramon Vargas of 32, 47, 34 and 35 years of age.
The police report says that the two women and two men who were hit by lightning were treated at the local hospital and then transferred to the Jose Maria Cabral y Baez Regional University Hospital in Santiago.
All five victims had violated one of the basic rules for people caught in lightning storms: They sought shelter under a tree!
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)