NINGBO, China, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- One person was killed and 16 were injured Saturday when lightning struck a group of hikers in eastern China, officials said.
The tourists were apparently taking cover from a thunderstorm that moved into the mountain they were hiking in Zhejiang Province, officials in the Beilun District of Ningbo told China's Xinhua news agency.
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The identities and nationality of the tourists were not immediately revealed. The injured were treated at area hospitals for burns.
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