Lightning kills 11 in Colombian indigenous village
- 10 years ago
A lightning strike killed at least 11 people in a small indigenous village in Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains Monday .
Officials say the lightning struck one of the huts just as villagers were participating in a community ritual.
Over a dozen others were seriously injured and evacuated by a military helicopter to the city of Santa Marta.
The government's emergency management unit said it would send a team to investigate the site.
Officials say the lightning struck one of the huts just as villagers were participating in a community ritual.
Over a dozen others were seriously injured and evacuated by a military helicopter to the city of Santa Marta.
The government's emergency management unit said it would send a team to investigate the site.