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As of 2005, in Kisii, Kenya, some 30 people die each year from lightning strikes. Kisii's high rate of lightning fatalities occurs because of the frequency of thunderstorms and because many of the area's structures have metal roofs. [22]
Lightning injuries are divided into direct strikes, side splash, contact injury, and ground current. [1] Ground current occurs when the lightning strikes nearby and travels to the person through the ground. [1] Side splash makes up about a third of cases and occurs when lightning strikes nearby and jumps through the air to the person. [1]
Location of Kisii Town in Kenya. Kisii (also known as Bosongo) is a municipality and urban centre in south-western Kenya and the capital city of Kisii County.Kisii Town also serves as a major urban and commercial centre in the Gusii Highlands—Kisii and Nyamira counties—and the South Nyanza region and is the second largest town in formerly greater Nyanza after Kisumu City.
The danger of a lightning strike depends on several factors, including where a person is when being struck, the kind of object someone is holding or even the amount of water on the person's skin ...
Here’s how to stay safe when lightning strikes. When thunder rumbles, lightning isn’t far behind. About 25 million times a year, lightning strikes the United States, according to the National ...
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This gives Lake Maracaibo the highest number of lightning strikes per square kilometer in the world, at 250. [6] The region with the second-most is the village Kifuka, in the mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, [7] where the elevation is around 1,700 metres (5,600 ft), receives 232 lightning strikes per square kilometer (600 per ...
The fire could have been likely caused by a lightning strike, but the damage makes it impossible to officially tell,” he said. While the annual average could be slightly higher than 35, it still ...