In a small African state of Rwanda in the province of Nyaryuguru on Saturday in the church of Seventh-day Adventists struck by lightning. At this time there was a service. Killed 16 parishioners. Another 140 people were injured. Several dozen people were hospitalized, three wounded are in critical condition. The church did not have a lightning rod.

Less than two weeks have passed since the closure of more than 700 churches in Rwanda - they did not comply with building codes and noise limits.

Some did not have lightning conductors.

The Republic of Rwanda is in eastern Africa, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi. Rwanda is called the country of a thousand hills. The climate is seasonally humid, subequatorial. Thunderstorms at this time of year in Rwanda are not uncommon.

At the end of December 2017 in Colombia, lightning struck a military camp in the town of Popayan. More than fifty servicemen were injured.