A girl aged four was struck by lightning and killed in Copceac village of Ceadar-Lunga district. According to the police in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, the girl was on a visit to her grandparents and the incident happened when she was collecting apricots in the orchard, IPN reports.
An ambulance was called out, but the girl died on the way to the hospital. In happened on June 3.
The population is warned to avoid staying in open areas during rain with thunder and lightning. If it starts raining while one is in the fields, cellphones and other electrical devices should be switched off.
