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Lightning strike kills pregnant mother

The elder child also sustained minor injuries

LINDIWE Nxumalo (34) of Khula Village, Mtubatuba, was struck and killed by lightning on Sunday evening.

The pregnant mother of four was apparently cooking on a gas stove when she was struck.

At the time Nxumalo was with her 10-year-old and one-year-old daughters.

The elder child also sustained minor injuries.

She hid herself and her sister under the bed until the morning and reported the incident to a neighbour.

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