Chipili Town Council Chairperson Isaac Kafwimbi says the animals owned by five farmers of Mukanga Village in Chieftainess Mwenda's Chiefdom died on the spot after being struck by lightning in a communally owned kraal.
Mr Kafwimbi says the people of Chipili are still in shocked from the accident.
He says it is sad that at the time when farmers in the district are making efforts to start keeping cattle such an accident can happen.
Mr Kafwimbi has since called on government through the office of the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit to find means of helping the affected farmers.
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