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Malawi:Lightning:2005/12/18

Duration	2005/12/18	At least 11 people were killed and several more injured when a bolt of lightning struck a church congregation in Malawi's northern mountainous district of Mzimba, church officials said on 18 December.
Country or District	Malawi
Name	Lightning

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Report/Articles The Nation, Malawi 2005/12/21 Lightning killed 11 people on Saturday during a church service at Chiseng’ezi Congregation in Mzimba. Five others are in critical condition at the district hospital. CNN NEWS 2005/12/18 Lightning kills 11 in church

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