A lightning bold striking the earth during a thunderstorm, has ended up causing irreparable damage to a family.
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A man identified as Mbhekeni Gina, has lost his two kids to lightning.
According to Daily Sun SA, when Mbhekeni saw dark clouds gathering
on Saturday, he immediately told his family to rush into the house and
wait for the thunderstorm to pass.
However, in a flash the lightning struck, killing his two kids instantly! The father survived with terrible injuries.
Mbhekeni Gina, 56, from Zibambele Village in Nongoma, northern KZN,
South Africa, said the deaths of hiw sons, Sinethemba, 19, and
Nhlakanipho, 17, had left a huge hole in his heart.
“I had hoped that they would free the family from our chains of poverty in just a few years’ time.”
Both kids were at high school.
Now there are only four members of the family. They lost everything
they kept in the rondavel including food, clothes and blankets when it
caught fire after the lightning strike.
Officials from Nongoma Municipality and residents visited the Gina
family on Sunday to bring them blankets and tent material to help build a
temporary shelter.
Msawakhe Mayisela, the KZN co-operative governance and traditional
affairs spokesman, said MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube was working on a project
to install lightning conductors in rural areas.
“She encourages residents to be wary of threatening weather
conditions at all times. She also urged them to consider bringing back
the practice and passing down of indigenous knowledge used by elders to
show respect for nature.”
He said people should avoid using water when thunderstorms are approaching.
A disaster management team will also visit the family and several other families whose houses were damaged in the storm.
KZN police spokeswoman, Colonel Thembeka Mbhele, confirmed that two siblings were struck by lightning and died instantly.
“An inquest docket was opened at Nongoma cop shop.”
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