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PGN worker dies after being struck by lightning in Suchitepéquez

From La Hora · () Spanish

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  • Yóselin Amparo Barrios Hernández de Ruíz, a worker for Guatemala’s Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, died after lightning struck her while she traveled on an alternate road in Suchitepéquez.
  • The incident occurred during heavy rain on Wednesday, and the PGN confirmed her death at the scene.

Yóselin Amparo Barrios Hernández de Ruíz, a worker for Guatemala’s Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, died after lightning struck her while she traveled on an alternate road in Suchitepéquez.

The incident occurred during heavy rain on Wednesday. The lightning strike killed her at the scene, according to information confirmed by the PGN, which expressed regret over her death.

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Originally published by La Hora in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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