Lightning kills four in Lombok

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Four people, all from the same family, were killed and two others injured after being struck by lightning in the West Nusa Tenggara village, Rarang.

Three of the four killed were the children of Mahsun: Yunus Gozali, 37, Syawaludin, 35 and Inaq Sumiyati, 30.

The fourth to die was Mahnim, the son-in-law of Mahsun.

Lightning also left two other people injured, namely Juminggah and Loq Udin, but it was unclear if they were also members of the extended family of Mahsun.

The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon, when the six people were clearing grass in their paddy field, according to Muchsan, an official with the village administration.

They ran to a nearby hut when rain began to fall in the area. Suddenly, the hut was struck by lightning, which killed the four and injured the two others. -- Antara