Stefan-Voda man dies struck by lightning

A 50 year old man from Talmaza village, Stefan-Voda district, died after being struck by lightning. The man was with his sheep grazing on the field when the rain started and he had no shelter to hide, Info-Prim Neo learned from Diana Turcan, press officer at the Civil Protection and Emergencies Service. Last night’s rainfalls have left without electricity eight villages in the districts Hancesti, Calarasi, Nisporeni and UTA Gagauzia. Gas Natural Fenosa has sent 8 teams of two workers and a technical unit each to repair the damage. In Nisporeni and Dubasari, the heavy rains have damaged 120 hectares of vineyards, 120 hectares of corn and sunflower fields and 3.5 hectares of bell pepper. In the two districts, as well as Glodeni, several windows were broken and over 60 slate roofs of houses and a church were damaged. The wind took down 13 electric and two telephony poles. Two trees fell over cars in Chisinau, on the streets Lacului and Lapusneanu.