173 sheep killed by lightning
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 173 <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="instantaneously">instantaneously</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountainous">mountainous</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hoboksar">Hoboksar</span> <span word="Mongolian">Mongolian</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</span> <span word="Uygur">Uygur</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> 18-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Mongolian">Mongolian</span> <span word="herder">herder</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span>".</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="raining">raining</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1 <span word="pm">pm</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yurt">yurt</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="bleated">bleated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="died">died</span>," <span word="Alten">Alten</span> <span word="Bagen">Bagen</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sheltering">sheltering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conductor">conductor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, 30 <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="floods">floods</span>, <span word="Bagen">Bagen</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Bagen">Bagen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="herder">herder</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>," <span word="the">the</span> 42-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="herder">herder</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span>."</p><p><span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skins">skins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skins">skins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Fifty">Fifty</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="pigs">pigs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 5 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barn">barn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pig">pig</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>, <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pigs">pigs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="struck">struck</span>.</p>
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