Three Colombian soldiers killed by lightning

An officer and two soldiers of the Colombian armed forces on Thursday died instantly after being struck by lightning.

A further six soldiers were injured by the lightning bolt and were taken by helicopter to a hospital in the south Colombian city of Popayan.

The soldiers were struck while they sheltered from the rain under a tree in a rural area of the department of Cauca, in the country’s south-west.

This is the second tragedy caused by lightning this week. On Monday one soldier died and a further seven sustained injuries when their headquarters was struck by lightning.

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