The Police in Kasese District have tegistered an incident of lightening that killed two people at Town Center, Central Division in Kasese Municipality.
The Rwenzori East Regional Police Spokesman Elly Maate confirmed the incident and explained that the the tragedy happened during the afternoon heavy rains and lightning struck the two dead who were taking shelter under a tree next to their workplace where they iron clothes from.
Maate identified the deceased as Baluku Yeremia a night watch man and Kihara Isaac, a dobi who took shelter near a tree.
The case was reorted by Banyenzaki Xavier aged 60 years old, a businessman and resident of Base Camp Lower in Central Division, Kasese Municipality.
Maate said the scene of crime was visited, documented and the two bodies were taken to Kasese Health Center III Mortuary for postmortem examination.
