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By KGR Reporter,
Lightning has killed two pupils and injured twelve in Akorikeya Primary School in Abiliyep Sub County, Amudat district.
The pupils aged between 13 and 15 years old were struck on Friday during a heavy downpour at around 5:30pm, while they were returning home.
George Owanyi, the Amudat Resident District Commissioner confirmed the incident
He said that the pupils were struck around the school playground.
Owanyi said that the injured pupils are admitted to a health facility and are responding to treatment.
This incident comes nearly two months after the lightning struck a nurse and a cleaner at Kaabong Hospital in Kaabong district. END