The first Vice President of the country's National Committee for Disaster Management, Nhim Vanda, however, said the rate of lightning in 2017 was 28 percent less compared to 2016 in the same period.
The official said, during the celebration of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Day for Disaster Management in Phnom Penh, that beside lightning fatalities, flash floods and storms also killed 33 others between January and September this year.
He added that "although the fatal numbers from lightning have reduced, lightning remains the leading cause of death among deaths from natural disasters."
Lightning happens often during the rainy season from May to October, he said, adding that to avoid the dangers of lightning, people should stay indoors whenever it was raining.
Source: News agency of Nigeria
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