Lightening injures 21 persons in Kamburupitiya
Posted by Editor on February 16, 2012 - 8:13 pm
At least 21 persons including 18 army solders were hospitalised after being struck by lightening today.
The injured were admitted to the Andapana Hospital in Kamburupitiya in Matara.
Police said that they were struck by lightening while working at a funeral workshop for disabled solders in Lenabuty in Kamburupitiya.
Courtesy: DM Online

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