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Lightning kills 11 Colombian tribe members during ritual | Lightning kills 11 Colombian tribe members during ritual |
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Eleven members of a Colombian indigenous community have been killed by lightning during a religious ceremony in a remote, mountainous area in the north of the country. | Eleven members of a Colombian indigenous community have been killed by lightning during a religious ceremony in a remote, mountainous area in the north of the country. |
Leaders from the Wiwa ethnic group were carrying out what was described as a spiritual harmonisation ritual when they were struck. | Leaders from the Wiwa ethnic group were carrying out what was described as a spiritual harmonisation ritual when they were struck. |
Another 15 people were injured. | Another 15 people were injured. |
Survivors were rescued by the army and airlifted to hospitals in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta. | Survivors were rescued by the army and airlifted to hospitals in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta. |
Most of the victims are being treated for second and third degree burns. | Most of the victims are being treated for second and third degree burns. |
'Burnt temple' | 'Burnt temple' |
The accident happened on Sunday night near the town of Guachaca, in Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains. | The accident happened on Sunday night near the town of Guachaca, in Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains. |
Some 60 tribe members were gathering inside a thatched building used as a temple when it was hit by a lightning bolt, local media reported. | |
The building was burned to the ground. | The building was burned to the ground. |
"Our solidarity is with the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta indigenous community," President Juan Manuel Santos wrote on his Twitter account. | "Our solidarity is with the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta indigenous community," President Juan Manuel Santos wrote on his Twitter account. |
The Colombian indigenous agency (Onic) said it has been speaking to families to find ways of helping the community at this difficult time. | The Colombian indigenous agency (Onic) said it has been speaking to families to find ways of helping the community at this difficult time. |
The Wiwa carries out "spiritual harmonisation rituals" when they are faced with internal disputes or environmental problems, Onic explained in a statement. | The Wiwa carries out "spiritual harmonisation rituals" when they are faced with internal disputes or environmental problems, Onic explained in a statement. |
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