A man was struck and killed by lightning in the Kalumba area of the Zambezi Region on Monday.

The victim, identified as Gift Mwangala, a Zambian national, was employed as a cattle herder in the area.  

A resident of Kongola in the Zambezi Region Lucas Kulandata has lost 17 heads of cattle after they were struck by lightning.

Kulandata said when the clouds were forming, he sensed danger.

A house in the Katutura Central Constituency caught fire after it was struck by lightning last night.

Rain in Windhoek has brought relief to many but to some, it has caused distress.

Thunderous weather is characteristic of this time of year, and the number of people who have been struck by or who have died from lightning bolts is significant. 

That raises the question of how people can reduce their risk of exposure to being struck by lightning.

Lightning struck ten cattle at Shaditata Village in the Mukwe Constituency of the Kavango East Region.

It started raining heavily on Saturday evening, while the Muhora family was preparing to plow the next day.