A Lightning strike at a refugee camp in Uganda has killed 13 children and one adult, police say.They say the victims were attending a church service on Sat­urday evening when the lightning struck.

Another 34 people were injured.The incident occurred at Pal­abek Refugee Settlement in the north-west of the country.

The area has recently seen heavy rains with thunder and lightning.Kituuma Rusoke, spokesper­son for Uganda Police, told BBC News that the adult killed on Sat­urday was 21 years old.

Mr Rusoke did not reveal the exact ages of the children who died.Palabek Refugee Settlement is home to more than 80,000 refu­gees and asylum seekers, accord­ing to the UN's refugee agency.