Lightning kills man, injures his wife in Kwale

A man was killed and his wife seriously injured on Friday when lightning struck them in Magombani Village, Matuga, Kwale County.

The two were sheltering under a tree at 5pm as it was raining heavily.

HEAVY RAIN

County Commissioner Karuku Ngumo said the woman was taken to Kwale Hospital for treatment in a critical condition.

"They were coming from their shamba when the incident occurred," he said.

The heavy rains pounding most parts of the country in the past few days has left a trail of destruction and suffering.

On March 2, a woman and her two children were killed when they were struck by lightning in Kamujwa Village, Tharaka Nithi County.