Five drown, lightning strikes six in C. Java

Five drown, lightning strikes six in C. Java

As many as eight people were reported dead on Monday, as a result
of being swept away by strong currents and struck by lightning in
separate incidents in the province of Central Java.

Data gathered by the Center for Communication and Information
Control (K3I) at the Central Java Police, stated that the
tragedies occurred in Wonogiri, Kebumen and Pemalang regencies in
Central Java.

In Wonogiri, two elementary school students were swept away by
strong river currents. The two victims, Slamet from Gedong
village and Wardoyo from Sambiroto village here, drowned in the
hamlet of Sumber Bobol in Gedong village. The two children, both
eight years old, were seen playing in the river before they were
swept away by the current.

In Kebumen, flooding hit the area on Monday, killing three
people. The fatalities were, Rosim, 13, and Misiono, 12, of
Ngasinan village in Bonorowo subdistrict and Mulyorejo, 68, of
Penimbun village in Karangayam subdistrict, Kebumen regency.

Rosim and Misiono were swept away while they were fishing in
Gentan River here while Mulyorejo was believed to have been
dragged by strong currents while defecating in the swollen
Mertalu River.

Meanwhile in Pemalang regency, six farmers were struck by
lightning in Kendalsari village here while working on a farm
belonging to a local resident, Dustam.

Two of them, Siyati aged 35 and Rohatun aged 45 died on the
spot while Maryati, 30, died later in hospital. Three others
suffered burns, namely Waluyo, 30, Bawon, 40, and Sudono, 54. --
Antara