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Lightning killed 101 sheep in Bashkortostan.

On June 12, in Sharansky area, Bashkortostan, 101 sheep were destroyed by lightning.

The tragedy occurred in the village of Kurtutel. During a severe thunderstorm, lightning struck a tree on the coast of Xun River. At the time sheep found refuge under a tree. Most of the animals died from the discharge. Fortunately, the shepherd at this point was at a safe distance from the blast site and was not injured.

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- I heard a very strong roar and was frightened, says Alexei Asylbaev. He saw the smoke that went from the tree tops and began to scatter the sheep.

When the shepherd came close to the site of the stall, he saw a terrible picture: bodies of animals were everywhere, while some have tried and could not get up.

Then he counted the loss: the lightning hit 101 sheep. Shepherd himself suffered the biggest damage - he lost eight sheep, two villagers still have 7 and 6 sheep. Old resident of the village, Minsylu Kunakbaeva, which lost three lambs, said that she couldn't recall from the village's history, that a lightning caused such a great damage before.