tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46150232139697444332024-03-05T03:06:42.712-08:00ACLENet BlogACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-81141934383677754722015-08-05T00:37:00.001-07:002015-08-05T00:37:22.302-07:00Lightning strikes 50 in Pader- UgandaMore than 50 people were on Sunday evening admitted to Pader Kilak
Health Centre III and Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) 5th Division
heath facility after they were struck by lightning in Kilak Sub-county
in Pader district.<br />One of the survivors, Mr David Can-Ongola, said
the incident happened at about 3pm when it was raining at a funeral in
Winya village in Ogwil parish.<br />Mr Robert Oweka, the subcounty
chairperson, said the 36 injured were admitted to the UPDF health
facility while 28 were admitted to Pader Kilak Health Centre.ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-36120632641413328412015-04-17T05:59:00.002-07:002015-04-17T05:59:56.970-07:00Tanzania: Eight Perish After Lightning Hits Kigoma SchoolEIGHT people, including six pupils and a teacher at Kibirizi Primary
School in Ujiji municipality, Kigoma Region, were struck dead and 15
others left injured by lightning that occurred at noon.<br />
In a briefing to the 'Daily News' over the phone yesterday, the
Kigoma Regional Police Commander (RPC), Mr Ferdinand Mtui, confirmed the
incident, saying it occurred while the pupils were in their classrooms.<br />
"It is true that the incident occurred, killing eight people,
including six pupils and a teacher. Among them was a passer-by," he
said, adding that the lightning was caused by the heavy rains that
pounded the area.<br />
According to the information provided by the Doctor-in-Charge of the
Kigoma Regional Hospital, Mr Fadhili Kabaya, the deceased were mentioned
as a teacher at the school, Elinaza Mbwambo (25) and Focas Ntahaba
(45), a resident of Bangwe area in Kigoma municipality.<br />
Others who died are Yusuph Ntahoma (8), Hassan Ally (9), Fatuma Sley
(7), Zamda Seif (8), Shukurani Yohana (7) and Warupe Kapupa (10), all
Standard One pupils at the school.<br />
The doctor further reported that they had received 15 casualties, 10
out of whom were treated and discharged upon recovery. Five more pupils
are still undergoing medical treatment at the hospital.<br />
One of the survivors, a teacher, Ms Merina Sililo, described the
incident as shocking and heartbreaking, thanking God for her survival.<br />
She narrated that the incident happened in a fraction of a second as
lightning struck her and several pupils in the classrooms. Apart from
those who died, several others lost consciousness.ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-10328847197900166282015-04-09T07:15:00.001-07:002015-04-09T07:15:18.128-07:00Grief As Lightning Kills Dominant Gorilla In Bwindi- Uganda<span class="meta-comments"><span class="dlh-button"></span></span><span class="meta-twitter"></span><span class="meta-facebook"><div class="fb-like fb_iframe_widget" data-action="recommend" data-href="http://chimpreports.com/grief-as-lightening-kills-dominant-guerrilla-in-bwindi/" data-layout="button_count" data-share="true" data-show-faces="false">
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One of oldest male gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park named Rukina has passed away.<br />
The sad news was announced this morning by Uganda Wildlife Authority Managing Director Dr Andrew Seguya.<br />
The silverback Rukina was the dominant male of a 20 strong Kyaguliro group, in the National Park in South Western Uganda.<br />
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Seguya revealed that Rukina had been struck dead by lightning in the downpour that ravaged the region over the past days.<br />
“This is to announce the death of ‘Rukina’ the Silverback of the
Kyaguliro gorilla group that was hit by lightning,” announced Seguya.<br />
Rukina’s Kyaguliro group is one of the seven groups in Bwindi, but was set aside for research, while the rest are for tourism.<br />
It is estimated that that Rukina was born around 1984. He was well
identified as a group member of the Kyagurilo Group in the late 1990’s
when he was a young silverback.<br />
It was at this time that he was named ‘Rukina’, meaning ‘playful’ in Rujiga, due to his playful na<span class="text_exposed_show">ture
as a young adult. He became the dominant silverback of the group in
August of 2004, following a 3 year struggle for dominance over the
previous dominant silverback (Zeus). </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">Through genetic analysis of fecal
samples, UWA officials confirmed that he sired his first offspring when
he was still a subordinate male in 2002. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">“Overall, he likely sired 10 offspring, most of whom are currently still <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD7">infants</span>.
During his 11 year tenure as the dominant silverback he attracted four
females into his group from neighboring groups, attesting to his ability
to be a good leader,” said UWA in a statement. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">“He was a very tolerant silverback, spending a lot of time with the adult females as well as his many infants. At the time of his death, the group was at its largest size, containing 21 gorillas, including 8 adult females.”</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">Rukina contributed to the understanding of the ecology and social behavior of Bwindi mountain gorillas due to the focus of research on his group by the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology since 1998. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">He helped promote the plight of the critically endangered mountain gorillas around the world by being filmed for several <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD6">documentary films</span> including one by the BBC.</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">UWA says this group will now be led by Rukara the next Silverback. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">“There was a great instability in the group from yesterday till today.</span>However,
in the afternoon the trackers noted some bit of calmness though this
may take a bit of time before the group fully recovers from this
unexpected shock. May his soul rest in peace.”ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-22525157144869330722015-04-09T05:45:00.002-07:002015-04-09T05:45:28.408-07:00Lightning kills 5, injures 18 at Easter massLightning struck while Easter Mass was in progress at a Tanzania
Assemblies of God church in Chato District, Geita District, leaving five
people dead and 18 injured.<br />
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Geita Regional Police Commander Joseph Konyo confirmed the
incident, saying those killed are Daud Medard (20), Daud Lazaro (20),
Saimon Marco (15), Haile Shija (20) and Monica Sumuni (19). </div>
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He said four of the injured are admitted to Bwanga Dispensary,
naming three of them as Mabula Mathias (8), Fabian Ezekiel (10) and
Edina Leonard (21) and adding that the identity of the fourth was yet to
be established.</div>
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Doctor In-charge at the dispensary Deogratias John, confirmed
having received the 18 injured, saying 14 of them were discharged the
very day they were admitted but the remaining four are still getting
treatment at the health facility.</div>
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Commenting on the incident, the Councillor of the ward, Mahobe
Chiza, said the incident was one of its kind to have taken place during
Easter festivities.</div>
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“Believers were celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ while
it was raining. Then lightning struck killing five of them and injuring
several others,” the Councillor said.</div>
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For his part, the church pastor, Deus Mhangwa, said his church has
lost a good number of followers on the day they were celebrating the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ.</div>
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“Everyone will die but the death of those Christians has come suddenly,” the pastor said.</div>
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He noted that the church as well as the nation has lost believers and manpower.</div>
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Incidents of lightning that end up killing many people are very
common in western Tanzania’s regions of Kigoma, Kagera, Geita, Rukwa and
Katavi. </div>
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In a similar incident, lightning struck at a school in Kigoma in
February this year where six children and their teacher were killed,
officials said.</div>
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"A teacher and six students died on the spot and 11 students were
injured after they were struck by lightning in their classroom following
heavy rains," the President's Office said in a statement.</div>
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The accident occurred on the weekend of February 22, this year.</div>
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President Jakaya Kikwete who called for calm from teachers and
pupils said in a statement he was "shocked and saddened" by the
incident, which occurred in Kigoma Region.</div>
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The schoolchildren killed by the striking lightning were aged between 11 and 14 years old, police officials said.</div>
ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-48542859039367840662015-04-02T07:32:00.002-07:002015-04-02T07:35:53.447-07:0013 killed by lightning, in two months, in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe MASVINGO — Lightning has struck for the third time in
Tavengahama village, Chief Nhema, killing two imbibers at a traditional
beer brew on Sunday, bringing the province’s lightning death toll to 13
since the beginning of this year.<br />
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In February, 11 people died in two separate incidents after being struck by lightning.<br />
Seven family members from Chief Mazungunye area, Bikita, were left
charred after their grass-thatched houses went up in smoke during a
thunderstorm.<br />
This incident occurred on 02/02/2015.<br />
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Two weeks later, four others from Mukaka village under Chief Maranda
in Mwenezi died on the spot after being struck by a bolt of lightning as
they sought shelter under a tree.<br />
THis incident occurred on 15/02/2015<br />
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In the latest incident, (29/03/2015), Witness Matizha (23) and Joseph Makava (63)
from Chidoko village, Chief Nhema in Zaka had gone for a traditional
beer drink at their neighbour’s homestead.<br />
While drinking with other patrons, sources said, it suddenly started
raining and other drinkers sought shelter in a grass-thatched house
while the now deceased remained outside. Sources said a thunderbolt
struck killing the two instantly. Acting Masvingo provincial police
spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nkululeko Nduna was unreachable for
comment. Fellow villagers said the incident signalled a bad omen.ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-61915390358750152932015-02-18T04:06:00.001-08:002015-02-18T04:06:26.580-08:00Lightning Strikes Two Dead in Bugiri, Uganda<strong>Lightning has struck dead two family members and injured two
others in Bugiri district. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning at
Bukamboli village in Iwemba Sub County during a heavy down pour.</strong><br />
The deceased have been identified as 32-year-old Alfred Kundu and his
5-year-old son Josy Kundu. Pascal Were, the LC I chairperson Bukamboli
village says the duo died instantly after being hit by the thunderbolt
at their home.<br />
He says the deceased’s wife Anna Maria Nelina and their three-
year–old-daughter Patricia Naliaka sustained burns on the head and
hands. They are admitted at Bugiri main hospital.<br />
Nelina says she heard a loud bang before a sharp light cut through
the window only for her to realize that her husband and son had been
struck dead. She says by the time the incident happened she was busy
preparing breakfast.<br />
Godfrey Musimami, the officer in charge of operations Bugiri central
police station says the bodies of the deceased were handed over to their
relatives for burial.<br />
Musimami has members of the public to install lightning conductors on their houses to avoid similar incidents.ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-3908538248446346132015-02-17T05:12:00.002-08:002015-02-17T05:12:48.866-08:00 12 killed by lightning in KwaZulu-NatalDurban - <br />
Twelve deaths by lightning at the weekend, including nine people
seeking shelter in a rondavel with a tin roof, brought to 18 the number
of lightning fatalities in KwaZulu-Natal in less than a month. <br />
According to Zululand district deputy mayor, Esther Qwabe, the
nine victims had sought refuge at a Khoza homestead in the Nongoma
area, where they were attending a traditional function hosted by the
Khoza family. <br />
Relatives Mboneni Khoza, 47, brothers Mfaniseni, 23, and Hlanganani
Ntshangase, 32, relatives Themba Zulu, 55 and Thembinkosi Zulu, 21, and
Mfaniseni Nene, 36, were killed when they took shelter from a storm
under a corrugated iron roof. <br />
The identities of three more had not been made available, said Qwabe. Two of them had died later in hospital. <br />
Seventeen people in the same rondavel sustained injuries. They were treated at Benedictine Hospital and discharged. <br />
Soon after this incident, two more people were struck dead by
lightning in Bhanganoma, also near Nongoma, while another person was
killed and 12 injured in a lightning strike in Mbazwana in the same
municipality. Their identities were not made available. <br />
Late last month six people were struck by lightning in separate incidents in Colenso, near Ladysmith and in the Vryheid area. <br />
In Colenso a 46-year-old mother, her nine-year-old daughter and her
10-year-old niece died when lightning struck the house they were in. <br />
In the Vryheid area, two women aged between 70 and 80, and a man, believed to be in his sixties, were killed. <br />
Three other women sustained serious injuries. <br />
In Saturday’s tragedies, Nkosentsha Ntshangase, a neighbour of the
Khoza family, said it started out hot but in the afternoon the weather
suddenly changed to overcast. <br />
“As the thick black clouds gathered, about 26 people ran into the
rondavel. Four of those people were my family members. Two of them were
killed and the other two survived. <br />
“Two Khoza relatives died. The rondavel and the victims were not
burnt but their bodies had taken a different shape and colour,” said the
distraught Ntshangase, who is also the family spokesman for the Khozas.
He said incidents such as this were not common in the area, and that it
would take time for the families to get over the deaths. <br />
Qwabe said: “It is a sad reality that these things happen. We cry
with the families. We need to try and exercise some caution in hot
weather with sudden gathering of black clouds. <br />
“People should sit down, no activity (should take place) in the
house, windows must be opened and there should not be a large group in
one room,” Qwabe said. <br />
She said they were returning to the families on Monday to install lightning conductors at the homes of the victims’ families. <br />
The rods, according to KZN government official, Senzelwe Mzila, could cost about R8 000 for a 26m conductor. <br />
“The rod must be taller than the house, any other structure in the
yard or trees. In the case of rondavels, a household could require about
16m of the rod. These are found in local hardware stores,” Mzila said. <br />
Jan Vermeulen, senior forecaster at the national weather service in
Cape Town, said lightning had been expected in parts of KZN at the
weekend. <br />
He said it was dangerous for a group of people to gather in one room
during storms. Vermeulen said lightning always entered a structure from
the highest point – hence the advisability of conductors. <br />
Co-operative Governance MEC, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, visited the
families yesterday. She said: “We are shocked as this incident comes hot
on the heels of another lightning incident which left six people dead
in the area of Colenso and Paulpietersburg. <br />
“Our expert teams are working around the clock to assist the affected individuals and families.” <br />
She urged people to install lightning conductors. <br />
Dube-Ncube said the province would help the families in preparing for
the funerals. Conductors would also be installed in the homes of the
victims. <br />
She said counselling was being arranged for the families. ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-10486643360210316232014-11-14T07:12:00.001-08:002014-11-14T07:17:19.198-08:00Another lightning strike kills goats<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden">
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a week after a small-stock farmer lost 71 goats to lightning in
Okakarara Constituency another 20 goats and a herding dog were killed by
lightning in the Otjinene Constituency. </b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKClgONcVytw3dN6fdx614PVefgsitIisebrSn-v1NFev3DzGMxaeMbQIsUC1tx8yuttw1Vq2YCF2MRqMtnmm2Y3iMvhwM7ebzhbrV6SDp4dHrepmZyug8mi-gh8QYIvOZ57xVzdFoRwL/s1600/IMG_1285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKClgONcVytw3dN6fdx614PVefgsitIisebrSn-v1NFev3DzGMxaeMbQIsUC1tx8yuttw1Vq2YCF2MRqMtnmm2Y3iMvhwM7ebzhbrV6SDp4dHrepmZyug8mi-gh8QYIvOZ57xVzdFoRwL/s1600/IMG_1285.JPG" height="176" width="320" /></a>The incident happened at Okazapamba village during the wee hours of
Wednesday 12 November. According to Kasukoo Kamurongo, a farmer, “We
heard a heavy thunder clap and lightning seemed to fill our house. The
next morning we found the 20 goats dead in the kraal with their herding
dog. All the dead goats had burn marks on their stomachs. The surviving
dog and a ram showed heavily swollen limbs.” The owner of the goats,
Unomasa Kamutanda Mbaisa was not in the village during the incident, but
said that he is so heartbroken to lose everything. “I'm only left with
about eight goats, three goats with four lambs and the one ram.” </div>
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Objects struck by lightning experience heat and magnetic forces of
great magnitude. The heat created by lightning currents travelling
through a tree may vaporise its sap, causing an explosion that bursts
the trunk. </div>
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Humans or animals struck by lightning may suffer severe injury due
to internal organ and nervous system damage. As lightning mostly seeks
the highest structure that can relay the electric charge to the ground
it is very important to keep livestock away from trees during a thunder
storm.</div>
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source: http://www.informante.web.na </div>
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ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-58458941899488159922014-11-08T20:50:00.002-08:002014-11-08T20:53:06.205-08:00 Namibia: Lightning wipes out goat herd<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden">
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small-stock farmer in Okatjoruu a village in Okotjituoo, Okakarara
Constituency, Uaruavi Nguvauva lost 71 goats and a herding dog to
lightning and heavy rains last weekend (1 November 2014) between 19h00 and
20h00. </b></div>
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Nguvauva said on that evening they experienced heavy thunder and
lightning and the following day he was told that his goats were struck
by lightning. “I was only left with 20 goats with their lambs, the rest
of the carcasses we had to bury as we don’t know whether such meat is
fit for human consumption,” he said.</div>
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In another incident that took place in the village of Vaalgras and
Klein Vaalgras in the Karas Region, situated 60km northeast of
Keetmanshoop, serious damage to infrastructure was caused by heavy rain
and hail last Sunday. The entire town was left in darkness when
electrical and telephone poles in the village were demolished, while the
roofs of about 12 houses were blown off by strong winds. The rain
measured an estimated 20 to 35mm.</div>
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The Vaalgras Primary School sustained serious damage as electrical
appliances, including computers were destroyed. Special inspectors from
the Ministry of Works and Transport visited the school to inspect the
damages and evaluate the cost to cover the damages. The school, founded
in 1969, has 160 learners from Grades 1 to 7 and six teachers.<br />
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Source: http://www.informante.web.na </div>
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ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-3720852101679767402014-11-08T20:45:00.003-08:002014-11-08T20:45:54.100-08:00Zambia: Lightning kills mother, 33, baby, 2MUBANGA NONDO, Ndola a 33-YEAR-OLD woman and her two-year-old baby of Kalende in Luanshya’s Maposa West died after being struck by lightning.<br />
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<span id="more-9991"></span>Copperbelt commissioner of police Joyce
Kasosa said that Joyce Kampumbula and her baby Mwafwenyeo died
on Monday (03/11/2014) around 13:30 hours after being struck by lightning during a
downpour.<br />
She said the incident happened when Ms Kapumbula, who had the toddler
strapped on her back, entered a grass-thatched hut for shelter when it
started raining.<br />
“But lightning struck the hut instantly killing the two,” Ms Kasosa said.<br />
She said another person who was with the deceased sustained minor burns and was treated at Thompson Hospital and discharged.<br />
The bodies are in Thompson Hospital mortuary.<br />
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Source: https://www.daily-mail.co.zm ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-63311206992064847992014-10-27T04:23:00.001-07:002014-10-27T10:42:03.614-07:00Zimbabwe: 60 Police Recruits Struck By Lightning<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">21 October 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">At least 50 police recruits escaped death by a whisker
after a tent they were using during training at Lowdale Training Centre in
Shamva was struck by a bolt of lightning, injuring three of them last Thursday.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">While official figures indicated that there were 50
recruits and three were injured, impeccable police sources at Morris Depot said
there were 60 recruits and 15 of them were injured, eight seriously. The sources said of the eight seriously
injured, six were still admitted at Morris Depot Camp Clinic by yesterday,
while two were at Parirenyatwa Hospital. The sources said the bolt of lightning
struck while the recruits were on a shooting training session.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">But police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi
yesterday said all the affected recruits had since resumed training. "Three
recruits sustained minor injuries and were taken to Parirenyatwa Hospital for
further management," he said. "They were admitted for two days and
later discharged."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">The incident involving recruits from Morris Depot occurred
between 6pm and 7pm, while the 15 injured were all females. The number of
instructors who were accompanying the recruits could not be established, but
seven of the recruits were examined and discharged after their degree of
injuries was said to be minor. Although details were still sketchy by
yesterday, police sources said the recruits were conducting a shooting exercise
at the farm as part of their training. They were struck by lightning following
rains that were experienced in some of parts of the country last Thursday.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">The Herald understands that recruits usually undergo
one-week training sessions at the farm, conducting shooting exercises with FN
rifles and other weapons as part of their training. This was the first incident
in which recruits and members of the police are struck by lightning during
training in the country.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">Several people have been killed, while others were injured
after being struck by lightning in recent months and years. In February this
year, several people were left homeless after five homesteads were struck by
lightning in Muzarabani. Last year, 38 people were struck by lightning across
the country during the rainy season.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">Lightning is described by experts as a powerful sudden
flow of electricity (an electrostatic discharge) accompanied by thunder that
occurs during a storm. The discharge will travel between the electrically
charged regions within a thundercloud, or between a cloud and another cloud, or
between a cloud and the ground. The charged regions within the atmosphere
temporarily equalise themselves through a lightning flash, commonly referred to
as a strike if it hits an object on the ground. There are three primary types
of lightning: from a cloud to itself (intra-cloud or IC); from one cloud to
another cloud (CC) and between a cloud and the ground (CG). Although lightning
is always accompanied by the sound of thunder, distant lightning may be seen,
but may be too far away for the thunder to be heard.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">Source:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">http://allafrica.com/stories/201410210740.html</span></span></div>
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ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-76505320495328284422014-10-22T21:59:00.001-07:002014-10-22T21:59:36.687-07:00Lightning strikes 9 pupils in Tororo, Uganda<div>
<strong>Tororo-</strong> Nine pupils at Abubakari Primary School
in Tororo Municipality were on Monday (20/10/2014) admitted in critical condition
to Tororo hospital after they were struck by lightning.</div>
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A doctor at the hospital Andrew Opete said the
children, who had been unconscious, had gained stability. “We are doing
everything possible, in fact, they are already out of danger,” Dr Opete
said.</div>
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Those admitted include Hahfa Binti Rasul (P.7),
Ibrahim Walugo (P.6), Kefas Gonyil (P.4), Edrisa Hifude (P.5), Abdu
Wahab Kato (P.5), Eddi Ojambo (P.4), Abdushakus Swale (P.4), Araphat
Kakule (P.6) and Swaibu Wasswa (P.6). </div>
<div>
According to Ms Rose Atabong, a teacher at the
school, said the children had been playing in the school compound when
lightning struck. </div>
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“It was not even raining and the children were just playing in the compound,” she said.</div>
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However, the school does not have lightning arresters, which contravene the Ministry of Education policy guidelines. </div>
<div>
Tororo Municipality inspector of schools Patrick
Ereboi blamed the school for failing to install the arresters, saying:
“We inspected Abubakari P/S early this month and recommended that the
school installs a lightening arrester and fire extinguishers for the
children’s safety. But we are surprised that they haven’t put those
facilities in place up to now.”</div>
<div>
Only nine schools out 15 in Tororo Municipality have lightning arrestors.<br />
<br />
Source: www.monitor.co.ug </div>
ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-82428268441976188682014-10-04T02:14:00.002-07:002014-10-04T02:14:36.237-07:00 Lightning injures students in Mwanza<h4>
<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Seventeen Kabuhoro Secondary School students in the city of Mwanza
survived death on Wednesday, when they got hit by lightning following
the ongoing heavy rains in the entire Lake Zone.</span></b></h4>
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The seasonal short rains have began
across the country accompanied by calamities involving lightning in some
areas. Police here confirmed the incident.</div>
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According to the Regional Police
Commander (RPC), Mr Valentino Mlowola, 17 students at Kabuhoro Secondary
School in the municipality have been reported to be injured.</div>
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“Yes, we have confirmed the incident of
lightning at the school,but reports we gathered have it that their
condition is improving with medical treatment at the Sekou Toure
Regional Hospital,” he said.</div>
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He said that 14 students got some
electrical shocks and were rushed to the hospital and treated
accordingly. Three students have been admitted for more investigations
and closer medical attention.</div>
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However, Commander Mlowola said that in
normal circumstances the police are not in the position to issue further
public caution following the incident, since lightning is a natural
calamity that cannot be controlled.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Commenting on the incident, the Regional
Academic Officer, Mr Gervase Sezulu, said that Form Four students were
in their classroom when they met the accident at 8.00 in the morning.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
He challenged the government to make
sure the school buildings and classrooms that are under construction are
safeguarded with preventive gear like stable health wires to help
regulate the possible effects of natural attacks that usually arrive
unexpectedly.</div>
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Source: http://in2eastafrica.net </div>
ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-79939235902094135832014-09-30T04:03:00.001-07:002014-09-30T04:03:16.712-07:00Lightning kills 3 children, injures four other people<strong>A lightning bolt has struck and killed three children as heavy rains hit Kabale district.</strong><br />
Four other people sustained injuries after being struck on Sunday (28th Spetember 2014)
night. The dead are all from Nyamasiizi Parish in Hamurwa Sub County.<br />
The heavy downpour which started on Sunday evening extended to
morning hours of Monday triggering off mudslides in the area that
blocked the roads.<br />
The dead have been identified as Zozima Mucunguzi, son of Francis
Karabaye; Martin Akankwasa, a son of Deus Bandonda and Nalsi Byarugaba a
son to Silva Tirwomwe all residents of Nyamasiizi. All the dead were
children below the age of 16.<br />
Ivan Byamukama, an area resident says that the locals started running
for shelter when the lightning struck several times. The deceased had
taken shelter at a house belonging to Francis Karabaye when they were
struck.<br />
Four other people who were injured in separate strikes are receiving
treatment at Rubanda Health Centre IV in Hamurwa Town council –Rubanda
East County.<br />
Kigezi regional Police spokesperson Elly Maate confirms the incident
and says that the only important issue is strengthening the safety
measures.<br />
Rubanda county East Member of Parliament Henry Musasizi told URN on
phone that the the leadership will continue to sensitize the locals on
the safety precautions to escape lightning.<br />
Lightning strikes in the Kigezi region are quite common with the most affected areas being the districts of Kisoro and Kabale.<br />
The strikes usually become common between the months of September and December when heavy rains hit the area.<br />
In October 2013, five people were killed after being struck by lightning in separate incidents.<br />
The incidents took place in Rwamucucu and Kashambya sub counties.<br />
On the 16th of September 2012 seven people were killed in Kabale and Kisoro districts.<br />
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Source: http://www.redpepper.co.ug ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-25976610351459544602014-09-18T05:33:00.000-07:002014-09-18T05:33:26.644-07:00Steel manufacturer says power surges caused Shs3b losses- Uganda<div>
Steel manufacturer, Roofings Group, has said it has lost
equipment worth of $1.2 million (Shs3.1 billion) over the last 10 months
due to power surges.<br />The Group technical director, Mr Sheikh Arif,
said he believes the surges were caused by <b>lightning strikes</b> to
electrical sub-stations, which distribute power to businesses and homes,
as well as old equipment at the sub stations.</div>
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Another likely cause of the unstable power,
according to the manufacturer, may be the erratic use of electricity,
such as turning large motors on and off abruptly by neighbouring
factories in the Namanve Industrial Area, he said.<br />“It is not power
cuts, it is the power spikes,” Mr Arif said, clarifying the alleged
source of his company’s losses to reporters and parliamentarians at the
Namanve factory on Wednesday. </div>
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“If power goes off, the production line stops. The
material we would have been producing [when the surge happens] goes to
waste,” Mr Arif explained, adding that the surges occur almost on a
daily basis.<br />Umeme head of communications Henry Rugamba, who
confirmed his company is aware of the electricity issues Roofings Group
faces, said: “I know the frustration of businesses and domestic
customers,” adding that Umeme has responded to “any issues (they)
report, but it is all infrastructure issues,” he said. <br />He added that
improvements to electricity lines running to other industrial areas,
like the Kampala-Mukono line, have been made in the last year. <br />“That has ensured better power to companies with more manageable electricity demands than the Roofings Group,” he said.</div>
<div>
Still, the negative effects of unstable
electricity on the productivity of businesses are widely recognized,
including in a 2013 report by the World Bank. The bank’s ‘World Doing
Business Report’ also notes that unreliable power can prevent companies
from receiving a full return on the investments made, into machinery and
properties, for example, by restricting productive capacity.</div>
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“To mitigate the problem of unstable electricity,
you require an upgrade of the [power] line and the sub-stations because
the sub-stations are quite old,” Mr Arif said, suggesting sub-stations
belonging to electricity companies should be upgraded to stabilize
power. “Once you have the<br />upgrade, the losses could be reduced.”<br />
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Source: Daily Monitor Uganda (www.monitor.co.ug) </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Time Posted: September 11, 2014
7:04 am</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Luanshya District Education Board
Secretary (DEBS) Rogers Chisenga has observed that most schools in the district
were not well insulated with lightening arrestors as they have had the
implements stolen.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The observation follows
yesterday’s incident in which 12 pupils and three teachers from Luashya Central
Secondary School were struck by lightning following unexpected rains that left
a trail of destruction.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mr Chisenga said there is urgent
need to source money for the installation and replacement of lightening
arresters in all schools in the district to avoid similar future incidences.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He was speaking in Luanshya today
when he visited Luanshya Central secondary school to appreciate the extent of
damage left by the lengthening which swept through a classroom block.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He noted with regret that most
schools in the district were old and that their electrical insulation had grown
weak, while in some other schools the installations have been stolen.</span></div>
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office was urgently working towards restoring power and water to the school to
ensure adequate preparation of final examinations for Grades 12 and nines.</span></div>
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Commissioner Harold Mbaulu attributed the incident to poor wiring at the
school.</span></div>
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injuries when lightning struck through a classroom block following unexpected
heavy rains that also left a trail of destruction as people were caught
unaware.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Business came to a standstill in
the central district as traders panicked to secure their merchandise as a heavy
down pour surged the district.</span></div>
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to catch customers who had no choice but to seek refuge from them.</span></div>
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said the rains were a blessing as they had boosted business which was until
then was slow.</span></div>
ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-55400823547646988992014-08-26T02:29:00.000-07:002014-08-26T02:29:06.804-07:00Lightning kills 2 in Mityana, uganda<span class="Fullstory_class" style="float: left;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><strong><br />
A heavy down pour has left 3 people dead; two of the deceased were struck by lightning.</strong></span><br />
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Police identified the deceased as Vincent Mawanda, a resident of Nakyerira in Bulera Sub County, Mityana district. <br />
<br />
Mawanda was struck by lightning as he was resting in his bedroom.<br />
<br />
The second victim was a 16-year-old Joseph Walusimbi a student at St
Kizito Bbanda SS in S2. The incident occurred at Lusalira landing site
in Bbanda Sub County. <br />
<br />
Another victim John Yiga a resident of Bekiina in Butayunja Sub County, a
boda boda cyclist was hit by a tree as he was riding back home. <br />
<br />
Latiff Zaake, the Mityana District Police Commander confirmed the disaster. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-41513793512806855942014-08-22T04:22:00.002-07:002014-08-22T04:22:40.534-07:00Three dead in KenyaThree women have been killed by lightning in Masabo village, Kiamokama division in Kisii County. <br />
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The 3 were killed while working on a farm in the area<br />
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Masaba South OCPD Martha Ng'etich confirmed the incident saying the dead included two women and a class 8 pupil.<br />
<br />
The class 8 pupil was set to sit for her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) at the end of the year.<br />
<br />
According to the residents, there were signs of rain in the area but it had not yet started raining when the lightning struck.<br />
<br />
Eye witnesses say that the 3 had been burnt beyond recognition.<br />
<br />
Relatives, teachers and pupils gathered to stare at the tree where the 3 met their death.<br />
<br />
The head teacher of Chironge Primary School John Ogucha termed the incident as “tragic”<br />
<br />
The bodies have been taken to Gucha Sub District Hospital in Keroka.<br />
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Source: http://citizennews.co.ke/news/2012/local/item/21764-lightning-kills-3-in-kisii-county ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-21646589101073946292014-08-12T05:58:00.002-07:002014-08-12T05:58:26.311-07:00Leader in drive to buy Lightning conductors for School<div>
<strong>Bushenyi</strong></div>
<div>
Leaders in Bushenyi have launched a campaign for
installing lightning arrestors to protect lives and property following
recent incidents where lightning struck two schools in the district.</div>
<div>
Eight pupils of Buramba Primary School in
Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality were killed by lightning, 17 others and a
teacher injured last week. Early this month, lightning struck Bunyarigi
Primary School in the Bushenyi Municipality injuring six pupils.</div>
<div>
The drive, dubbed ‘Lightning Arrestors Campaign’
was launched on Friday at Buramba during the requiem service for the
deceased. The LC5 chairperson, Mr Willis Bashaasha, appealed to the
leaders to “wake up” and start forging ways of helping people because
they are voted and appointed to serve people, protect their lives and
property.</div>
<div>
<strong>Urged to act</strong><br />“We cannot sit
and wait for the government to give us everything. We are the
government,” Mr Bashaasha said. The campaign kicked off with a
fundraising where Shs2 million was collected to buy an arrestor for
Buramba Primary School.</div>
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Mr Bashaasha said the drive will continue until all public places install lightning arrestors.<br />Bushenyi-Ishaka MP Odo Tayebwa said the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness would help families that lost their children.</div>
<div>
Presiding over the requiem service, the Rt Rev.
Yona Mwesigwa Katoneene, the Bishop of West Ankole Diocese, said the
public should repent of negligence and look for aggressive ways to avoid
such tragedies. He pledged spiritual and financial support to the
campaign.</div>
ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-13829634612766983922014-08-04T07:08:00.000-07:002014-08-04T07:08:10.719-07:00STATEMENT BY ACLE FOUNDING DIRECTOR ON RECENT LIGHTNING DEATHS IN KENYA AND UGANDA<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The dreadful tragedies of eight
school children killed and 23 injured by lightning in one incident in Uganda on
July 24 and the two school children killed in Kenya this week remind us of the
thousands of people who are killed every year across Africa by lightning and
other weather hazards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The African
Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetics (ACLE) headquartered at Makerere
University Business School was formed to decrease these tragedies by giving
public safety and injury prevention education, mounting warning systems,
providing graduate education to train lightning and weather experts for Africa,
pressing for lightning protection in schools and other vital public buildings, training
lightning protection specialists and a range of other activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Centres in countries across Africa
act as partners in this effort utilizing their particular regional and local
knowledge, personnel and talents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In addition to loss of life,
lightning and other weather hazards can cause damage to infrastructure, utility
transmission, electronics, oil and gas installations and other equipment that
is vital to day-to-day life as well as to the greater development of the
economies of Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beyond the
immediate effect, there is ‘‘down-time’ and loss of productivity, cost of
equipment replacement and repair, loss of data and records, and other retarding
effects on economic activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
individuals, families, and small businesses, it may include food spoilage, loss
of employment time and profit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ACLE proposes to participate in the
Lake Victor Basin Commission call for projects by forming partnerships with
weather detection companies, national and local meteorological programs,
telecommunications programs and others to provide weather warnings to people
living near and depending on Lake Victoria for their livelihood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, ACLE proposes to work with media
and educators to disseminate lightning safety information, collect data on
injuries and to use the data to study the effectiveness of any interventions to
determine ‘best practices’ that may be effective for other venues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ACLE looks forward to contributing to
the safety and wellbeing of the people of Africa, allowing them greater security
in which to raise their families and pursue their work as well as to contribute
to the growing prosperity of the African business and technological communities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b>Prof. Emerita MaryAnn Cooper </b></span></span></div>
ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-52561218812679119932014-07-29T05:01:00.001-07:002014-07-29T05:01:40.872-07:00Lightning kills 8 pupils in Uganda- public reactions<span class="Fullstory_class" style="float: left;"></span><br />
PUPILS, teachers,
parents and the neighbours of Buramba Primary School in Bushenyi-Ishaka
Municipality, were on Thursday (24th July 2014) evening left in shock, after lightning
struck eight pupils to death and left 23 critically injured.<br />
The shocking incident happened at 4:45 PM during a simple drizzle, as
the pupils were in class for evening lessons at the school.<br />
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It is reported that Lightning had struck another school, Bunyarigi Primary School, in the same area, 14 days prior to this tragic incident, but there were no reported casualties due to the school having lightning conductors installed on their classrooms.<br />
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Below are some of the reactions by some of the prominent locals to the incident : (translated to English from the original language used)<br />
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<b>Bishop for the Diocese:</b> "This has been an eye opener to us because we have not been minding about installing the metals that arrest Lightning. God will protect all the pupils and parents going forward"<br />
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<b>MP Ishaka Municipality: "</b>I have spoken with the minister for disaster preparedness, and I will prepare a report and take it to his office to see if there are ways we can support the families."<br />
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<b>Education Officer Ishaka Municipality: </b>"It's been less than 2 weeks since lightning struck Bunyarigi (primary school), and now see what has happened here. I can assure the parents that we will not allow this to happen again"<br />
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<b>School Headmistress: "</b>We have been struck by lightning, because even the other pupils are afraid and have not reported back to school. I request parents not to abandon the school, and send pupils back. We plead with all who can support us to raise money to buy Lightning arrestors" <br />
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ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-72551008665177088942014-07-25T12:52:00.002-07:002014-07-25T12:52:35.360-07:00Lightning kills 8 pupils in Uganda<span class="Fullstory_class" style="float: left;"></span><br />
PUPILS, teachers,
parents and the neighbours of Buramba Primary School in Bushenyi-Ishaka
Municipality, were on Thursday evening left in shock, after lightning
struck eight pupils to death and left 23 critically injured.<br />
The shocking incident happened at 4:45 PM during a simple drizzle, as
the pupils were in class for evening lessons at the school.<br />
According to the Bushenyi District Police Commander SP Richard Anyama, the lightning struck only P.6 and P.7 classes.<br />
The dead pupils included four girls and four boys and 6 of them were in P.7 while two were in Primary 6.<br />
31 pupils were struck down, of whom 8 died on the spot and 23 were
rushed to Kampala International University (KIU) Western Campus in
Ishaka Town, where they are being treated.<br />
Anyama confirmed the dead as Guston Mukundamukama P7, Hillary Tusiime
(13) P7, Agnes Kyomugisha (14) P.7, Junior Nuwahereza (16) P7, Danson
Nuwamanya P7, Grace Ainembabazi (14) P7, Anitah Nuwandita (14) P6 and
Confort Akampurira (12) P6.<br />
Efforts to contact the school’s head teacher were futile.<br />
This was the second time it rained in the area in recent days and
also for the first time in a number of years in the middle of a dry
spell.<br />
On Sunday, a heavy downpour characterized by strong winds and
hailstones, destroyed plantations and livestock in the adjacent areas of
Nyamitanga, Kyamutiganzi and Irembezi, all in Kyabugimbi sub county in
Bushenyi district.<br />
ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-37530218008173592142014-07-04T05:52:00.002-07:002014-07-04T05:52:39.051-07:00A case of Side flash!<br />
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<span id="dateline"><strong>ETOWAH, Ark. (July 3, 2014)</strong></span>
Steven Shepherd, 16, died in a hospital after lightning struck him as
he stood outside of a church in the Carroll’s Corner community in
Arkansas, a sheriff says.<br />
Shepherd was standing next to a tree Tuesday night when a storm began to move in, Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook said.<br />
The boy’s mother was working inside the church with others and began to look for him after noticing he was missing.<br />
The teenager was found lying face down next to a tree that had been struck by lightning.<br />
He was taken to the South Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Osceola, where he later died.<br />
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Source: http://www.kwtx.com/weather/headlines/Lightning-Strike-Kills-Teen-Standing-Outside-Of-Church-265732061.html ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-48951907642057412732014-07-04T05:44:00.000-07:002014-07-04T05:44:32.762-07:00short lightning safety YouTube releases<br />
Hello - I thought you might like to see a couple of short lightning safety<br />YouTube releases as examples of what can be done and easily transmitted by<br />Facebook, YouTube, etc. <br /><br />If any of you want to modify any of the materials at the website<br />(www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov) for your country to be in the languages your<br />country uses and to show situations and people and dress that would be<br />native to your area or to use, the people at our National Weather Service<br />(particularly John Jensenius)have worked with many non-US people to provide<br />the source materials that can be modified for use in your country or region.<br /><br /><br />Here's a great article based on an interview John Jensenius (the father of<br />lightning safety week) recently did. He focuses on the ones that are<br />DANGEROUS, not the common but harmless myths:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/debunked-5-lightning-myths-could-k" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404462323296_19644" target="_blank">http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/debunked-5-lightning-myths-could-k</a><br />ill-you-n135971<br /><br />John's 2013 Lightning Safety Message: <br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPcgOr24sWY" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404462323296_19648" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPcgOr24sWY</a><br /><br />John's 2014 Lightning Safety Message:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5yvhJWUNUs&feature=youtu.be" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404462323296_19647" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5yvhJWUNUs&feature=youtu.be</a><br /><br />Lightning Safety website: www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov<br /><br />Here's one done by Ryan Blumenthal, MD, from South Africa:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTkjlUwdXeo&list=PLxJ8ks5VMybCzbxHc9HVaq4oPs4" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404462323296_19649" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTkjlUwdXeo&list=PLxJ8ks5VMybCzbxHc9HVaq4oPs4</a><br />jtl-S6&feature=share&index=3<br />
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Mary Ann Cooper, MD, Founding Director<br />African Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetism<br />Professor Emerita, Department of Emergency Medicine<br />University of Illinois @ Chicago <br />www.uic.edu/labs/lightninginjury<br />************************************<br /> 'WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS'<br /> National Lightning Safety Awareness Week<br /> Last full week of June<br /> www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov<br />************************************ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615023213969744433.post-9535484047995365662014-06-30T03:33:00.000-07:002014-06-30T03:33:29.671-07:00Research Training Fellowship for Developing Country Scientists (RTF-DCS): Call for Applications for 2014-15<div class="yiv1866443031MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29549" style="margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29551" lang="EN-GB">Greetings from the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre)!!</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29546" lang="EN-GB">2.
The NAM S&T Centre invites applications from the scientists,
technologists and engineers of the developing countries for the award of
the Fellowships under its ‘Research Training Fellowship for Developing
Country Scientists<b> (RTF-DCS)’</b> scheme for the year 2014-15. The
RTF-DCS Programme was initiated by the Centre two years ago with full
financial support of the Government of India, Department of Science
& Technology (DST) and is aimed at capacity building of the
developing countries in the fields of Science & Technology through
the affiliation of their scientists with the Indian scientific and
academic Centres of Excellence.</span></div>
<div class="yiv1866443031MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29554" style="margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29553" lang="EN-GB">3. The salient features of the RTF-DCS programme are as under:-</span></div>
<div class="yiv1866443031MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29557" style="margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29556" lang="EN-GB"> (i) <b>No. of Fellowships</b>: 20</span></div>
<div class="yiv1866443031MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29561" style="margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29560" lang="EN-GB"> (ii) <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29559">Duration of Fellowship</b>: 6 months</span></div>
<div class="yiv1866443031MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29565" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 63.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29564" lang="EN-GB">(iii) <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29563">Broad Disciplines, in which Fellowship are available</b>:
Agricultural Sciences; Biological and Medical Sciences; Chemical
Sciences; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Earth Sciences; Engineering
Sciences; Materials, Minerals and Metallurgy; and Multi-disciplinary
& Other Areas.</span></div>
<div class="yiv1866443031MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29569" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 63.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29568" lang="EN-GB">(iv) <b>Eligibility Conditions</b>:
Scientists/ researchers from any developing country (except India)
below 40 years of age, possessing at least a Master’s Degree in any
Natural Science subject or equivalent degree in Engineering or Medicine
and allied disciplines.</span></div>
<div class="yiv1866443031MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29572" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 63.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29571" lang="EN-GB">(v) <b>Financial Term</b>s:
Full financial assistance to the Fellows, including (a) round trip
international airfare by excursion/economy class, (b) a consolidated
monthly Fellowship amount of Indian Rupees (INR) 35,000 [about US$575 at
the current exchange rate] (non-taxable) to cover accommodation, meals
and other miscellaneous expenses and (c) a one-time grant of INR
15,000 [about US$250] for domestic travel, including airport transfers,
visiting research institutions, attending scientific events and
field-trips within India. The Indian host institutions will also be
suitably compensated for their services for implementation of the
programme.</span></div>
<div class="yiv1866443031MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">4. Detailed guidelines of the Fellowship scheme</span><span lang="EN-GB"> are given in the </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">attached </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Announcement Brochure. </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29584" lang="EN-GB">To
prepare the proposal, the applicants should carefully study the
material available in these guidelines. It is advisable for an applicant
to make a prior contact with an institution where work is in progress
in the area of interest to the applicant or a concerned Indian
scientist, and obtain consent that the applicant, if selected, will be
accepted to work in the institution on the proposed research project. A
copy of the consent letter should be enclosed with the application. A
suggestive list of Indian academic and research institutions has been <b>enclosed </b>with
the Announcement, but the applicant is free to contact any other
institution in India about which information may be gathered either
through Internet search or other means. </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29582" lang="EN-GB">However,
even if an applicant has not been able to secure such prior consent,
the NAM S&T Centre will try to find a suitable matching institution
for him/her. </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29576" lang="EN-GB">5. Application should be submitted to the NAM S&T Centre in the prescribed format (<b>enclosed with the Brochure</b>). <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29575"><u id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29574">Only electronic communication will be accepted</u></b>,
therefore filled-in application form and the enclosures should be sent
as attachments to an e-mail, after scanning the documents wherever
required. <b><u>Please do not send hard copies of the application. </u></b></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29587" lang="EN-GB">6.
Selection will be made by an International Selection Committee and will
be based on the quality of the research proposal submitted by the
applicant, applicant’s academic merit and available slots in the
Fellowship scheme. </span></div>
<div class="yiv1866443031MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29592" style="margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29591" lang="EN-GB">7.<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29590"> The last date for submission of completed application form along with required enclosures is <u>Monday, 14<sup>th</sup> July 2014</u></b></span></div>
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29594" lang="EN-GB">You
are earnestly requested to please widely disseminate this announcement
to the concerned researchers and research institutions in your country.</span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404121057880_29594" lang="EN-GB">If you are interested, send email to acle@mubs.ac.ug </span>ACLENethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07714047542883030595noreply@blogger.com0