One person has died after being struck by lightning, in Gusanagyugh village of Armenia’s Shirak Province.

Gusanagyugh mayor Vasak Ghazaryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that two of their fellow villagers were struck by lightning Friday One of them, Vanik Melkonyan, died on the spot, whereas the other, Gevorg Sahakyan, was injured and taken to a Gyumri hospital.

“One died on the spot,” the mayor said. “The lightning struck the other in the leg, [but] he was able to get out, he crawled about 100 meters, whereupon people called an ambulance; he’s at hospital right now.

“The incident happened at about 17:00 [5pm], they were grazing their livestock, it rained, they sheltered inside an old building, the lightning struck [them] at that moment. Both were 65 years old, married, and both have three children.”