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A lightning strike killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more at a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda on Saturday, an official said.

Most of the victims died instantly when lightning hit the church in the southern district of Nyaruguru, local mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP.

Two people died from their injuries, and 140 people were rushed to hospital and health centres.

Lightning also killed a student in the area on Friday, the mayor said.

The weather accident in the mountainous region near the border with Burundi took place around midday on Saturday while parishioners of the town of Gihemvu were at a church service.

"Doctors say that only three [more churchgoers] are in critical condition but they are getting better," Mr Francois told AFP on Sunday.

He said that in Friday's incident, lightning struck a group of 18 students in the area, killing one.

Three of the students remain in hospital while the rest have been able to return home, reports say.

The deadly church incident comes less than two weeks after the closure of more than 700 Rwandan churches for failing to comply with building regulations and for noise pollution.

Local news outlet Panor Actu reported (in French) that a number of the closed churches did not have required lightning rods - devices intended to protect a structure from a lightning strike.</s>At least 16 people have been killed in Rwanda and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in the country's south, a provincial governor says.

The churchgoers were injured and rushed to a nearby hospital, where two were in serious condition, Rose Mureshyankwano said.

She said 17 of those injured were still in the hospital, while the rest had been discharged.

A similar incident occurred on Friday when lightning struck a group of 18 students, killing one.

Images shared by local authorities showed crowds of people, along with officials, observing caskets in Nyaruguru district.

Last October, lightning killed 18 people in different parts of the country.

Lightning strikes are frequent across Rwanda, which has many hills and mountains, and the country's police record a number of human and livestock deaths each year.

Lightning killed 30 people, injured 61 and killed 48 livestock in 2016, the most recent year with full figures, according to Rwanda's Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs.</s>, Kigali, Rwanda, Mar 11 – At least 16 people were killed and dozens more injured after lightning struck a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda, a local official said Sunday.

Fourteen victims were killed on the spot as lightning hit the church in the Nyaruguru district in the Southern Province on Saturday, local mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP over the phone.

Two others died later from their injuries, he said.

He added that 140 people involved in the incident had been rushed to hospital and district health centres, but that many had already been discharged.

“Doctors say that only three of them are in critical condition but they are getting better,” he said.

According to the mayor, a similar accident took place on Friday when lightning struck a group of 18 students, killing one of them</s>At least 16 people have died after a church in southern Rwanda was hit by lightning.

Another 140 were injured, two of them seriously, provincial governor Rose Mureshyankwano said.

Of those taken to hospital, 17 were kept in for treatment while the rest were discharged.

Local mayor Habitegeko Francois said 14 people died immediately after the lightning strike in Nyaruguru district, while another two later died of their injuries.

Mr Francois said there was a similar incident on Friday, in which a student died after lightning hit a group of 18 people.

Lightning strikes are frequent across Rwanda, with 18 people killed in different parts of the country last October.

During 2016 - the most recent year with complete figures - lightning killed 30 people and injured 61, according to the country's ministry of disaster management and refugee affairs.</s>At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured when lightning struck a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda on Saturday.Lightning also killed a student in the area on Friday, the mayor said.The weather accident in the mountainous region near the border with Burundi took place around midday on Saturday while parishioners of the town of Gihemvu were at a church service."Doctors say that only three (more churchgoers) are in critical condition but they are getting better," Habitegeko Francois told reporters on Sunday.Three of the students remain in hospital while the rest have been able to return home, reports say.The deadly church incident comes less than two weeks after the closure of more than 700 Rwandan churches for failing to comply with building regulations and for noise pollution.Local news portal Panor Actu reported that a number of the closed churches did not have required lightning rods - devices intended to protect a structure from a lightning strike.</s>At least 16 people were killed and dozens more injured after lightning hit a Seventh-Day Adventist church in the Southern Province of Rwanda, AFP reported on Sunday, citing local mayor Habitegeko Francois. Fourteen victims died on the spot, while two more succumbed to their injuries later. Some 140 people were sent to a local hospital after the incident and many have been already discharged, while three victims remain in critical condition.</s>At least 16 people were killed and 140 others injured when lightning struck a church in southern Rwanda, a provincial governor said Sunday.

Hundreds of members of a Seventh Day Adventist church in the town of Nyaruguru were rushed to nearby hospitals and clinics after lightning struck during a church service on Saturday, said governor Rose Mureshyankwano.

Most people were discharged quickly, but 17 churchgoers remained in hospital on Sunday, two of them with severe injuries, Mureshyankwano added.

In a similar incident on Friday, lightning struck a group of 18 students, killing one of them, according to the provincial governor.</s>KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — At least 16 people were killed in Rwanda and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in the country’s south, said a provincial governor.

The churchgoers were injured and rushed to a nearby hospital, where two are in serious condition, said Rose Mureshyankwano. She said 17 of those injured are still in the hospital while the rest have been discharged.

A similar incident occurred on Friday when lightning struck a group of 18 students, killing one. Last October, lightning killed 18 people in different parts of the country.

Lightning strikes are frequent across Rwanda, which has many hills and mountains, and the country’s police record a number of human and livestock deaths each year.

Lightning killed 30 people, injured 61 and killed 48 livestock in 2016, the most recent year with full figures, according to Rwanda’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs.

Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</s>(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About 16 people were killed and while many injured by lightning Saturday at a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda.

Officials said the victims died instantly when the lightning hit the church in the southern district of Nyaruguru, local Mayor Habitegeko.

Mayor Habitegeko confirmed that the lightning also killed a student in the area last Friday.

The weather accident in the mountainous region near the border with Burundi took place around midday Saturday while parishioners of the town of Gihemvu were at a church service.

A witness told news agency that only three are in critical condition but they are getting better as at Sunday.

The witness confirmed that Friday’s lightning struck a group of 18 students in the area and it killed one.

However, three out of the students remain in hospital while the rest have been able to return home.

Report said the deadly incident occurred less than two weeks after the closure of over 700 Rwadan churches for failing to comply with building regulations and for noise pollution.</s>Shango ~ The God Of Thunder, Lightning & Brimstone / Lightning Kills Women In Church In Imo (photo) / Omega Power Ministries Weds 140 Couples Same Day (photos/video) (1) (2) (3) (4)





Reports said 14 victims were killed on the spot as lightning hit the church in the Nyaruguru district in the Southern Province on Saturday, local mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP over the phone. Two others died later from their injuries, he said.



He added that 140 people involved in the incident had been rushed to hospital and district health centres, but that many had already been discharged. "Doctors say that only three of them are in critical condition but they are getting better,”.



According to the mayor, a similar accident took place on Friday when lightning struck a group of 18 students, killing one of them.



Lightning strikes are frequent across Rwanda, which has many hills and mountains, and the country’s police record a number of human and livestock deaths each year.



Lightning killed 30 people, injured 61 and killed 48 livestock in 2016, the most recent year with full figures, according to Rwanda’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs.



 http://www.exlinklodge.com/2018/03/thunder-lightning-strikes-kills-16.html More than 16 people were killed and dozens more injured after lightning struck a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda, a local official reports.Reports said 14 victims were killed on the spot as lightning hit the church in the Nyaruguru district in the Southern Province on Saturday, local mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP over the phone. Two others died later from their injuries, he said.He added that 140 people involved in the incident had been rushed to hospital and district health centres, but that many had already been discharged. "Doctors say that only three of them are in critical condition but they are getting better,”.According to the mayor, a similar accident took place on Friday when lightning struck a group of 18 students, killing one of them.Lightning strikes are frequent across Rwanda, which has many hills and mountains, and the country’s police record a number of human and livestock deaths each year.Lightning killed 30 people, injured 61 and killed 48 livestock in 2016, the most recent year with full figures, according to Rwanda’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs.

Rest in peace........ Do you know we only have one shot at this life.... Once you go, you are gone..... Love all, live joyful



I think these nigerian politicians needs to be visited with such an effective and powerful thunder. How do one order for first class thunder from rwanda to nigeria ?I think these nigerian politicians needs to be visited with such an effective and powerful thunder.

I'm 100% sure they won't investigate what caused the death my lighting, they will rather conclude it's spiritual. A white man will conduct research to see where the problem is and fix it. The black man will say things like : God is great, blood of Jesus, Allah Akbar, village people.



I don't see anything spiritual cos I know lighting can trigger electric shock.



* For the ignorant ones that will attack me, the pics here should help you realize that some people don't wait for God to come fix a problem, they make use of the brain God gave them to fix problems.



 bigblackbooty:

I always cover myself whenever it pours cos of thunder & lightening.. My by hardly believes me except I swear lightening can hit the earth and cause quake, it can travel through water at an amazing speed, infact, lightening bolt is arguably the second fastest thing on earth, no matter how u cover urself, if it will struck u den it will, havent u heard of lightening penetrating a house and destroying things, na only God deh protect us.

ur moniker sha.



modified 

for those of u quoting me

there is difference between a light and a lightening bolt. when i say lightening bolt is arguably second fastest, i didn't say light itself, light travels (299792 km/s). while the lightening bolt travels more than 100km/s hmmmlightening can hit the earth and cause quake, it can travel through water at an amazing speed, infact, lightening bolt is arguably the second fastest thing on earth, no matter how u cover urself, if it will struck u den it will, havent u heard of lightening penetrating a house and destroying things, na only God deh protect us.ur moniker sha.modifiedfor those of u quoting methere is difference between a light and a lightening bolt. when i say lightening bolt is arguably second fastest, i didn't say light itself, light travels (299792 km/s). while the lightening bolt travels more than 100km/s

seankay:

I'm 100% sure they won't investigate what caused the death my lighting, they will rather conclude it's spiritual. A white man will conduct research to see where the problem is and fix it. The black man will say things like : God is great, blood of Jesus, Allah Akbar, village people.



I don't see anything spiritual cos I know lighting can trigger electric shock. wonderful,since you have the solution to their problem,y dnt u go to Rwanda and solve it for them.mr know it all.olodo oshi. wonderful,since you have the solution to their problem,y dnt u go to Rwanda and solve it for them.mr know it all.olodo oshi.

When they have used God's name to commit atrocities for so long, we need this kinda thunder here in Nigeria 





Naija pastors go hide like this people inside the car
Lightning strikes a Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nyaruguru District, Rwanda, killing 16 people and injuring dozens.