Lightning Strike Leads to Death and Injuries in Ban Phin Chaem, Huai Yai Area

[Georgealbert]

 

 

Picture and video of the scene from responders.

 

The incident caused by extreme weather, a severe thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall and lightning struck the Ban Phin Chaem area in Huai Yai, early afternoon of September 26. The incident, which occurred while local workers were harvesting cassava, led to the death of one person, critical injuries to another, and left five others injured.

 

Witnesses reported that the storm developed quickly, catching the workers by surprise as they were in the middle of their tasks. Despite the increasingly dangerous conditions, the workers continued their work, believing the storm would pass. However, a powerful bolt of lightning struck directly at the field where the cassava harvest was taking place.

One worker tragically lost their life on the spot as a result of the lightning strike. Another worker was seriously injured and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. Additionally, five others sustained varying degrees of injuries from the incident.

 

 

Emergency services were called to the scene, and local authorities have since issued a weather advisory, urging residents in Huai Yai and surrounding areas to exercise extreme caution during the ongoing storm season.

 

Video below is from live stream of emergency medical responders.

 

-- 2024-09-26

 

 

 

 

[Georgealbert]

UPDATE
 

Lightning Strike: 1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured as Six Cambodian Workers Struck in Cassava Field

 

 

Picture courtesy of Daily News.

 

Six Cambodian workers who were hired to cut cassava in a plantation in Chonburi province were struck by lightning during a sudden storm. One worker was killed instantly, another was left severely injured, while four others miraculously escaped unscathed.

 

Police Lieutenant Ruangsak Siribut, Deputy Inspector of the Huay Yai Police Station, received a report of a lightning strike that had resulted in injuries and a fatality in a cassava field near Huay Yai Fire Station in Bang Lamung District. Emergency responders from the Sawang Boriboon Foundation rushed to the scene.

 

Upon arrival, rescuers found the area lashed by heavy rainfall and continuous lightning. The field, over 20 rai in size, was the site of the fatal accident. Under a nearby tree, 16-year-old Cambodian worker Sorn was found severely injured, his clothes torn and burn marks covering his body. He was quickly transported to Wat Yanasangwararam Hospital for emergency treatment.

 

Nearby, a white Toyota pickup truck with Rayong license was parked under the same tree. Tragically, the body of an unidentified Cambodian man, estimated to be between 30 and 35 years old, was found lying on the ground. His clothes were similarly torn, with burn marks across his body, indicating he had been killed instantly by the lightning strike.

 

According to 30-year-old Cambodian worker Phong, one of the survivors, the group had been cutting cassava when a storm began to brew. The sky darkened and thunder rumbled constantly. In a bid to avoid the downpour, they sought shelter under a tree. Sorn took refuge inside the truck, while the deceased man sat in the back of the vehicle’s open bed. The other four workers, including Phong, were running towards the tree when two powerful lightning strikes hit. The force of the strikes injured Sorn and killed the man instantly, while the others, still at a distance from the tree, were spared.

 

Authorities have advised the public to avoid taking shelter under trees or in open fields during thunderstorms, as such locations can attract lightning strikes.

 

-- 2024-09-26

 

 

 

 

[jacko45k]

I must admit to being a bit more circumspect since a lightening strike hit a palm tree in my garden... had a few others not far removed too. 

[GammaGlobulin]

13 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I must admit to being a bit more circumspect since a lightening strike hit a palm tree in my garden... had a few others not far removed too. 

 

But, do you actually know how lightening works?