Twenty people were killed by a lightning strike on high-voltage power lines in Congo-Brazzaville.
The incident happend on the first day the country went on a lockdown to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
The mayor of Kintele district, Stella Mensah Saddou Nguesso, said people were electrocuted by the falling cables.
Eyewitnesses said one line fell on a house, setting it on fire and killing those inside.
The other cable struck a pool of water in a courtyard, electrocuting the neighbours.
Heavy rain has been falling in Kintele for several hours.
Some of the dead and injured were rushed to hospital by people in private vehicles as ambulances could not cope with the numbers.
Congo-Brazzaville has reported 22 cases of Copid-19
