
Bena Tshadi football lightning strike
1998 natural disaster in Kasaï-Central, DR Congo

1998 natural disaster in Kasaï-Central, DR Congo
In October 1998, a lightning strike occurred at a competitive association football match in Bena Tshadi, a village of Dimbelenge Territory, Kasaï-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Reports stated that the strike killed all 11 players of the Bena Tshadi football club and injured 30 others, while members of the visiting team, the Basanga football club, were unharmed. The lightning strike gained international coverage. Media outside of the Congo noted that the incident could not be verified and later retrospectives have called the exact details of the event into question.
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