LIGHTNING
As the rainy season sets in, entities charged with safety have called on the public to be conscious of lightning and also re-echoed extra safety precautions.

Incidents of lightning strikes have been experienced in different parts of the country, with Police recording a number of human and livestock deaths.

In the last two weeks, lightning has claimed 18 people in different parts of the country.

Recent among those was at Gitega Cell, Rurembo Sector in Nyabihu District, where lightning struck and killed a mother and her two children at their home.

The victims were identified as Albertine Nyiransengimana, 28, and her two children James Uwihirwe, 6, and Obed Habineza, 2.

Another incident occurred a day before in Nyarubuye Sector of Kirehe District, where at least four people were pronounced dead after a lightning strike.

On that same day, similar incidents occurred in Karongi District where lightning struck two children who died on the spot.

Other lightning strikes leading to death were reported in Gatsibo, Nyamagabe , Ngororero, Gakenke and Nyamasheke districts.