Lightning

Lightning has killed a shepherd and 19 buffaloes in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, local media reported on Wednesday.

Police said Sinto Habeyan, 23, was lighting a bonfire in a cattle barn in the Central Tapanuli district late Monday when lightning struck amid heavy rain, the Kompas daily reported.

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Habeyan and the 19 buffaloes died immediately, district police chief Sukamat said.

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“We never had an incident like this before in this area,” he said.

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