Lightning kills 2 teens in Pangasinan

MAPANDAN, Pangasinan, Philippines — Two teenagers died after they were hit by lightning in Barangay Aserda in this town on Tuesday.

Maria Veronica Ligtas, 16, a resident of Tondo, Manila, and Marilyn Rutur, 15, from Caloocan City, were playing in the rain when lightning struck.

They were declared dead on arrival at the Mapandan Community Hospital.

The victims were reportedly stranded in the house of their relatives here when the government imposed a Luzon-wide community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.