Morn Vanntey and Igor Kossov

Deaths from lightning strikes jumped 42.6 per cent year-to-year in 2015, with 107 people killed and another 77 injured across the Kingdom, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the National Committee for Disaster Management. The numbers represent a marked increase from 2014, when 75 people died and 55 were injured.

Keo Vy, the NCDM spokesman, yesterday blamed climate change for more frequent and intense storms that increase people’s chances of being struck. “Last year, we have seen more extreme weather during the rainy season,” said Vy. “More storms mean more lightning.”

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Too much heavy metals in the drinking water from gold mining operation leading to excessive conductance in the human body? Lol