KASESE, UGANDA: Lighting struck dead seven cows during a heavy downpour that rocked Kabukero village, Karusandara sub-county in Kasese district on Sunday evening.
The cows belonged to one Margret Kihita, a resident of the same village who says the incident came after a heavy thunderbolt struck her cows that were taking shade under the tree.
Kahita’s son, Bright Wamala, says that after milking he released the cows for grazing but a few minutes later, he received a phone call from a neighbor that the cows had been struck by lightning.
He describes the loss as devastating since the family depended on daily milk sales for survival.
Eryeza Kabesere, the LCI chairperson of Kabukero East, and Richard Asiimwe, the chairperson of Kabukero farmer’s Cooperative society have called on the government through Operation Wealth Creation-OWC to support Kahita with free cows since she doesn’t have an alternative source of income.
Incidents of lightning are common in Kasese district.
In 2018, lightning killed two people in Kisanga village, Karambi sub county after striking their homes.
A year earlier, two people were killed and two others injured in Rwabitooke village in Muhokya after being hit by the thunderbolt while attending to their cotton plantation.
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