Three minors lost their lives this Sunday in the province of Villa Clara as a consequence of lightning.
The tragedy happened in the afternoon in the municipality of Manicaragua, As reported The provincial government on Facebook.
The deceased are a 14 -year -old girl and two men aged 14 and 13 respectively. The greatest of them resided in the United States and was in Cuba on vacation, according to the official statement.
The electric shock, occurred during a storm, also caused injuries to a fourth minor, 14, who was transferred to the Integrated Medical Emergency Service, in Santa Clara, to receive medical care.
A second note He ensures that the girl evolves favorably and remains conscious and oriented. According to this report, it is admitted to the intermediate therapy room of the José Luis Miranda Pediatric Hospital, where it receives specialized medical care.
The Villaclareñas authorities “have immediately followed up this situation, providing support to those affected and their families,” says the first statement, which also transmits condolences to the families and relatives of the deceased minors.
Last June Two other teenagers died when they were achieved by a ray in Bauta, in the province of Artemis.
The minors, aged 13 and 16, played outdoor football when at 5:30 in the afternoon they received the impact of an electric shock prior to the rain and died at the time, according to what is reported then.
Cuba records an annual average of more than 50 deaths for a ray impacts, according to an investigation of the Institute of Geophysics and Astronomy (IGA), which compiled data from the last decades on the island published in 2018.
This is the first cause of death due to meteorological phenomena on the island, the report refers.
According to this study, summer is the most fatal station of the year, with July, August and June with the largest number of deaths. This stage is the most dangerous because the high heating of the air in contact with the earth’s surface makes these facts more frequent.
