A 20-year-old man, Daifolo Nkhoma of Mganga Village in Traditional Authority Zilakoma in Nkhata Bay, has died after being struck by lightning on Wednesday afternoon at Chintheche in the district following a heavy downpour.
According to Nkhata-Bay police spokesperson, Kondwani James, the incident happened when Nkhoma was mopping-out rubbish from the drainage system of his house and he was pronounced dead upon arrival at Kande Health Centre.
James added that postmortem conducted at the health facility revealed that Nkhoma died due to electric shocks produced by the lightning.
Meanwhile, police in the district are advising people to make sure they always take hid to all preventive measures as advised by the department of metrological services through various media platforms.
Source:ZBS
