RSOE EDIS: Nepal - Extreme Weather - 2010.03.27

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2010-03-27 13:16:52 - Extreme Weather - Nepal EDIS CODE: ST-20100327-25480-NPL Date & Time: 2010-03-27 13:16:52 [UTC] Area: Nepal, Gandakī, , Lamjung Event exciting : Lighting strike Number of death person(s): 1 Number of Injured person(s): 9 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: A person was killed and nine injured in separate incidents of thunderbolt in Lamjung on Friday night. Sixty-five-year-old Resham Bhujel of Gaunsahar- 1 died when lightening struck him while he was closing his house door following rainstorm. Other six persons of the same locality have also sustained injuries in the incident. Similarly, thirty-three- year-old Indra Bahadur Suyal of Chandisthan- 5 has severely been injured in the lightening-caused incident. The part below his waist has totally been burnt by thunderbolt, said the Lamjung District Police Office. He is undergoing treatment at Lamjung Community Hospital. Likewise, thirteen- year- old Some Tamang and seven-year-old Bishnu Tamang, sons of Bhim Lal Tamang of Pachok VDC- 3 have been injured after being struck by lightening. The injured are undergoing treatment at Gainda-based primary health center. The lightening completely damaged the house of Tamang, killing his cattle as well. Meanwhile, the wall of Laligurans Primary School based in Chargaun of Bhonje-2 collapsed and roof was blown away during the wind occurred on Friday night. Posted:2010-03-27 13:16:52 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu