Chai! Na wah! Lightning don cause wahala for political march wey dey happen for Brasília on Sunday.
Dis unfortunate incident happen for Praça do Cruzeiro as heavy rain dey fall, and e hit many people. Na true talk, the supporters of federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira dey among those wey suffer the strike. Rescue team from Fire Department rush enter ground as dem carry dem many injured people go hospital sharp sharp.
Two women wey dem carry go Base Hospital of the Federal District dey talk their own story. Natalia Queiroz, wey dey 29, and her friend Ludmila Fernanda, wey be 20, say dem no go ever regret say dem join the march despite dis wahala wey lightning cause. Dem reach Brasília from Cuiabá for Friday, and see as rain don start for the march.
As the rain dey pour, dem gather close together, but e no help dem as lightning come hit. Natalia talk say she see Ludmila dey lie down for ground after the hit, and she shout for help. Ludmila even talk say she hear “one bang” and see bright light before she loss consciousness like movie scene.
Fire Department report say 72 people need help for the site, 42 of dem don dey stable when rescue come, but another 30 people including eight wey dey in unstable condition carry dem go hospital. Most victims get burns for hand and chest – na so e be when lightning hit person.
Nobody fit talk how the victims dey now, but e clear say dis kind weather no fit joke with human life, especially for large gathering. Firefighters even respond to other minor injuries like sprain and heat exhaustion as weather dey hot.
Dis political march wey start for Paracatu on Monday, na about 240 kilometers long, and e gather plenty people from different political backgrounds, especially supporters of the former president, Jair Bolsonaro. Dem dey protest against Supreme Court decisions affecting convicts of the January 8, 2023 incident.
Nikolas Ferreira don declare say the march don do wetin e suppose do by “waking people up” to di issues wey dey happen for dem country. But this lightning wahala show say we need better plan when big crowd dey gather under serious weather condition.
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