Pakistan, Sept. 26 -- Two children were killed and a woman injured when lightning struck in the Kund area of Battagram district, Rescue 1122 officials said on Friday.

Rescue 1122 teams from Battagram and Shangla launched a search and rescue operation following the incident.

Local residents recovered the body of one child, while a search for the second child continued in a nearby stream.

District Emergency Officer Jan Muhammad Afridi was also present at the site and supervised the rescue operation.

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