One person was killed while six others were injured on Wednesday afternoon when a lightning struck a hut in Banrangay Calicuang in Dingle town in Iloilo.
The lone fatality was identified as Jojo Arban of Lemery town in Iloilo who went to the farm to work as a laborer.
Wounded were Roland Tuazon, 34; Reyland Teñeso, 28; and Herminildo Tamayo, 55 all of Barangay Tanghawan in Dingle; Reymund Daraug, 22 of Barangay San Jose, Dingle; Ninoy Narciso, 25 of Daraug Street in Dingle and Danny Dusaran, 36 of Barotac Viejo town.
The victims took shelter in the middle of a farm to take shelter from the heavy rain about 3 p.m. Suddenly, they heard a loud explosion and were thrown out of the hut.
"We were having shelter at the hut when we heard a huge explosion and we felt our bodies were trembling and the hut was shaking," Tuazon said in Hiligaynon.
Arban, the lone fatality, fell in the canal.
The survivors were confined at Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan town. They complained of body aches and dizziness.
Comment: Not previously covered by Sott, here are some links to other recent reports of single deaths caused by lightning so far in September from across the world -
Sri Lanki: 42-year-old man struck down by lightning
Philippines: Lightning kills fisher
Uganda: Lightning Kills One, Injures Two
U.S.: Lightning strike kills Lehi woman
India: Lightning kills farmer in Peddagummadpally village
Bangladesh: Lightning kills schoolgirl
Philippines: Woman killed by lightning strike
All of which seems to indicate that there's no let up in the increasing amount of lightning strike fatalities occurring on the planet lately. See also: Update: Lightning kills 32 in two Indian states within a day
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