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Dien Bien Man Killed by Lightning While Talking on Mobile Phone

Mobile phones may be linked to brain cancer and have been known to shock people from time-to-time, but there’s a far more dangerous threat to those who enjoy chit chatting in the middle of a thunderstorm – lightning.

Last Sunday afternoon, Lo Van Chung was talking on his phone while wadding in a Dien Bien Province rice field. At about 4:30pm, lightning struck and Chung was killed instantly while 6 others nearby suffered burns, reports Tuoi Tre.

The 6 survivors were taken to a local hospital.

A similar strike occurred in April in the same province, killing 2 and injuring 8.

Take care when wadding around in rice paddies, people!

[Tuoi Tre // Photo via Bo Insogna]

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