Uganda lightning strike kills 10 children playing football in Arua

Ten children have been killed by lightning in the city of Arua in northwestern Uganda after hiding in a hut during a storm.

The children were playing football when heavy rain forced them to take a break in a nearby grass-covered structure that was struck by lightning.

Nine children, aged 13 to 15, were killed on the spot, while another died on the way to hospital.

Three survivors are being treated at the regional hospital.

The northwestern region of Uganda has experienced heavy showers in combination with thunder and lightning.

This is the worst accident of its kind in Uganda since 2011, when 18 children were killed at a school in the Midwest region.

That year, 28 people also died in one week from lightning strikes.