HomeNews
News

LIghtning strikes kill five people in Michoacán

0
Scene of a fatal lightning strike in Michoacán yesterday.
Scene of a fatal lightning strike that killed four people yesterday.

Five people died yesterday in Michoacán after they were struck by lightning in two separate incidents.

A family of four was killed by a lightning strike yesterday afternoon as they took shelter beneath a tree during an electrical storm near Urapicho in Paracho. The state Civil Protection office said two adults aged 26 and two children aged three and six were herding sheep when the storm suddenly struck.

Pedro Carlos Madujano said they died instantly when a lightning bolt struck the tree.

A 25-year-old man was killed in Zitácuaro when struck by lightning while working outdoors.

Civil Protection authorities issued a warning against sheltering beneath trees during electrical storms and urged people to avoid outdoor activities whenever possible.

Source: El Heraldo (sp), Reforma (sp)

Have something to say? Paid Subscribers get all access to make & read comments.
U2 atop bus

Why was U2 performing on top of a bus in Mexico City’s Historic Center?

MND Staff - 0
The Irish rockers weren't the first entertainers to briefly link their image to Mexico City's on-trend fame, but they were the first to do it atop a transit vehicle painted up by Mexico City artist Chavis Mármol.
rodent

Mexico, though free of documented cases, issues hantavirus alert

MND Staff - 0
The alert is a preventive measure, aimed at enablng hospitals, laboratories and epidemiological monitors to rapidly detect any case that may have come into the country.

Mexico rejects CNN report accusing CIA of orchestrating cartel assassination on Mexican soil

MND Staff - 0
CNN's report, published on Tuesday, said that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) "facilitated" a car bomb that killed two people traveling on a México state highway on March 28, to the knowledge of the state Attorney General's Office.
BETA Version - Powered by Perplexity

VIDEO OF THE WEEK