Lightning injures 18 pupils in Thailand

Source: Xinhua| 2017-05-23 20:53:51|Editor: xuxin
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BANGKOK, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen pupils of a primary school in Thailand's northwestern Tak province were injured by lightning on Tuesday.

According to Bangkokbiznews, the pupils of Ban Mae Klong Yai School were playing under a big tree outside their classroom when the lighting hit the tree at about 3 p.m. local time.

They were rushed to hospitals afterwards.

The pupils mostly suffered numbness and temporary deafness while 12-year-old Tong Saesong suffered serious injuries.

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