A suspected lighting strike killed an old lady in Jebel al Hammer of Amdurdu Administrative Unit in Heiban County, Nuba Mountains.
Urani Adulo, a mat-weaver, was found dead in the evening after she went to a nearby forest in a cloudy day to collect tree leaves for making mats, Radio Voice of Peace reported.
Locals say there was thunder just immediately after the lightning following her trip to the forest.
Nuba Mountains in is experiencing worst incidents of lightning strikes water related death cases during the rainy season.
In a related news development, a five-year old boy, Omulo Kachapi, went missing two weeks ago in Amdurdu and relatives could not find his whereabouts.