Lightning strikes happen often during the rainy season from May to October in Cambodia. Xinhua
© XinhuaLightning strikes happen often during the rainy season from May to October in Cambodia.
A single lightning strike killed three rice farmers during a thunderstorm in western Cambodia's Pursat province, according to a local police report yesterday.

The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, May 28, in Bakan district's Meteuk commune during a heavy thunderstorm while the three individuals were sowing rice seeds, the commune police report said.

Also on Thursday afternoon, another lightning bolt struck and killed 19 head of cattle during a thunderstorm in northeast Ratanakiri province's Lumphat district, according to a Chey Udom commune police report.

Lightning strikes happen frequently during the rainy season, which runs from May to October in Cambodia.

According to the National Committee for Disaster Management, lightning strikes killed 45 people and 71 head of cattle in the Southeast Asian country in 2025.

Xinhua