Heavy Rain Strikes: Three Farm Workers Seek Shelter Under Tree, Struck by Lightning—One Dead, Two Critically Injured
A cassava farm worker died and two others were critically injured when lightning struck them as they sheltered under a tree during a severe thunderstorm in Udon Thani Province on May 17.
A lightning strike during a severe thunderstorm has killed one cassava farm worker and critically injured two others in Udon Thani Province. At 3:20 p.m. on May 17, police received a report of a lightning strike in a cassava field near Ban Non Samran, Bung Kaew Subdistrict, Non Sa-Ad District. The victim, Suna, 69, was struck and killed instantly. Two others, Wilai, 64, and Thinakorn, 58, sustained critical injuries. Emergency responders rushed the injured to the hospital. According to investigation, the three men were working in the cassava field when a severe thunderstorm suddenly developed. They ran to take shelter under a large tree, but were struck by lightning at that location, resulting in the fatality and critical injuries.
