Lightning kills 23 goats at Ohadiwa
KENYA KAMBOWE
A northern village headman lost 23 of his goats, valued at an estimated N$19 000, when they were struck by lightning on Tuesday evening.
Israel Nghandi (61), headman of Ohadiwa village in the Ongwediva constituency, yesterday shared his ordeal with Namibian Sun. He said the huge loss has placed a burden on his shoulders in terms of sustaining his family of 14.
Nghandi said the incident happened around 18:00. He was not at home and only heard about the disaster when he received a phone call from his wife.
Nghandi said he immediately went home where he found 23 of his 46 goats dead under a tree in his mahangu field.
“I felt so bad when I saw my goats lying there dead. This has now touched my means of sustaining my family so badly. I am a pensioner and my pension grant alone is not enough to sustain my whole family. The goats that I lost could have helped me dearly in the future, now they are all gone,” Nghandi said.
He was relieved that half of his flock survived, however.
Nghandi also lost 12 goats in a similar manner back in 2013.
Nghandi said there was nothing he could have done to prevent the incident and as a man who believes in the bible, he accepted what happened.
“This was God’s will and I have accepted it. They say lightning strikes the ones God love and it is some kind of relief to me as well,” Nghandi said.
He also pointed out that none of his family members were harmed.
“Although the loss of goats is huge, I am just thankful that my family members are all safe,” Nghandi said.
Nghandi said he and his family skinned the goat carcasses and community members who heard about the incident were interested in consuming the meat.
A northern village headman lost 23 of his goats, valued at an estimated N$19 000, when they were struck by lightning on Tuesday evening.
Israel Nghandi (61), headman of Ohadiwa village in the Ongwediva constituency, yesterday shared his ordeal with Namibian Sun. He said the huge loss has placed a burden on his shoulders in terms of sustaining his family of 14.
Nghandi said the incident happened around 18:00. He was not at home and only heard about the disaster when he received a phone call from his wife.
Nghandi said he immediately went home where he found 23 of his 46 goats dead under a tree in his mahangu field.
“I felt so bad when I saw my goats lying there dead. This has now touched my means of sustaining my family so badly. I am a pensioner and my pension grant alone is not enough to sustain my whole family. The goats that I lost could have helped me dearly in the future, now they are all gone,” Nghandi said.
He was relieved that half of his flock survived, however.
Nghandi also lost 12 goats in a similar manner back in 2013.
Nghandi said there was nothing he could have done to prevent the incident and as a man who believes in the bible, he accepted what happened.
“This was God’s will and I have accepted it. They say lightning strikes the ones God love and it is some kind of relief to me as well,” Nghandi said.
He also pointed out that none of his family members were harmed.
“Although the loss of goats is huge, I am just thankful that my family members are all safe,” Nghandi said.
Nghandi said he and his family skinned the goat carcasses and community members who heard about the incident were interested in consuming the meat.
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