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Subang airport closed after lightning strikes runway
PETALING JAYA: The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport in Subang was partially closed for an hour after lightning damaged its runway during a thunderstorm. Department of Civil Aviation director-general Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said lightning yesterday created three holes in the middle of the runway, each one averaging two feet (60cm) in diameter and six…
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Construction worker killed by lightning strike
KUCHING: A 26-year-old man was killed when he was struck by lightning at a construction site in Jalan Tun Abdul Rahman Yaakub here today. The construction worker, identified as Nansion Raby Tagik, died on the spot in the 2.30pm incident. District police chief Assistant Commissioner Abang Ahmad Abang Julaihi said Nasion and his colleagues, including…
Death by Lightning a Danger in Developing Countries
Scientists and educators are confronting superstitions and poor infrastructure. Developing countries have long lists of problems—illiteracy, disease, hunger, corruption. There’s one more problem that has gotten less attention, until recently: lightning strikes, which cause a disproportionately high number of deaths in developing countries. Thanks to years of public education campaigns, most Americans know that “when…
