Chongqing Kaixian 5.23 Lightning Strike Pictures - True Record

On the afternoon of May 23, Xingye Village Primary School in Yuhe Town, Kaixian County, Chongqing Municipality was struck by lightning. Among the fourth and sixth grade students, there were 46 casualties: 7 deaths, 19 serious injuries, and 20 minor injuries. The school's classrooms are single-story buildings in a quadrangle courtyard with brick and stone walls, and no lightning protection facilities installed on the classroom rooftops.

According to People's Daily Online at 4:34 PM on May 23, Xingye Village Primary School in Yuhe Town, Kaixian County, Chongqing Municipality was suddenly struck by lightning. It has been confirmed that the lightning strike caused 46 casualties among the fourth and sixth grade students of the primary school, including 7 deaths, 19 serious injuries, and 20 minor injuries.