Two people have died from electrocution in Mogadishu. The victims reportedly have come in contact with live electrical wire on the road.
Hussein Issa, a local resident in Warta-Nabada district in Mogadishu confirmed the incident saying the two accidentally stepped on the live electric wire.
“The victims were passing near electric pole thus they stepped on a high tension electricity cable lying on the ground,”He added, “The two with varying degrees of burning died immediately.”
The bodies of the two were discovered by members of the public on Tuesday morning.
The police who reached the area have taken the bodies to Warta-Nabada police station.
The local administration of Warta-Nabada district has not yet commented on the incident.
According to Issa several cases of electrocution have been reported in the town due to poor wiring.
“Several people died previously due to electrocution. The problem is the poor wiring done by incompetent electricians working for power companies,” he said
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