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Historias de rayos de niños en Español
Children's Lightning Experiences in Swahili
KIDS' LIGHTNING INFORMATION AND SAFETY
by
Sabrina
Other Kids' Lightning Stories
Other kids have been hit by lightning too.
First is the story of Elizabeth and her friends who were struck on a camping trip in
North Carolina. They were hurt more than I was. Some of the kids had holes burned
in their clothes. Everyone is ok except the dog. Elizabeth's dad works in an
emergency room.
Next are stories by Ashlie and María Cristina who are both very lucky girls.
Lightning Strike - My Story
by
Elizabeth Anne
It all began when our camp, The Green River Preserve, went on a three day,
two night camping trip. The weather forecasters predicted some
"showers and a light chance of thunderstorms." Ha! We had finished dinner
(pita pizzas) and set up our tarps; a ground and overhead. We had some
foam pads on top of the tarps, as well as sleeping bags.
Our two cabins (Boys 6 and Girls 6) were laying and sitting in a circle
talking. We could feel and hear a sudden downpour, but didn't think
anything of it. One of the boys said he was in lightning position for a
while, but later moved thinking he was just "paranoid."
From out of nowhere, lighting struck a tree ten feet from our campsite,
traveled into the ground, and caused a ground surge. All thirteen campers
and five counselors got hit, but the two standing were not affected by
the electricity and ran for help.
The feeling I got is hard to explain. I felt (as others) that I was rising
above the ground. I seemed to be looking at myself with a red aura
radiating from me. For a moment I could see only blackness, and my head
hurt intensely. When I could open my eyes I thought I was in a dream and
wanted to wake up. Suddenly the thought came into my mind that I might
have been struck. Paralysis was a brief thought that I quickly dismissed.
I lay still, because I couldn't move. It felt like my whole body was
on novocaine. I saw everyone screaming, and told myself to be calm. I
kept repeating to myself, terrified and unbelieving: Oh my God! Oh my God!
I found that I could now move, although my legs and feet were still numb.
One of my first concerns was Megan, who was lying still. I thought about
doing CPR, but as it turns out she was breathing. Heather was able to
come from the counselors tarp to ours, and she started calming people
down. She told us to get in lightning position: squating with our heels
together. Some people were still in great pain, others were concerned
with those around them. I tried to comfort some people, at first
ignoring my shoulder, but later just sitting still. Heather told us to
all stay awake, and soon Mike was reading us a story. We were told it
would be a long wait. When everyone could move, we decided to travel
half a mile to the road.
I got my flashlight and my sweatshirt, and helped Julie limp out. Although
we did not have our heavy packs, it was hard to hike in the cold, wet,
darkness. We hiked through a stream because it was the fastest way, and
soon met up with the paramedics. They had everybody show their wounds and
simply dressed mine, to be dealt with later. The six most unscathed walked
out first, and Will, Megan and I followed. Those with foot burns were
carried out later.
Although we were struck around 9:00 p.m., it was now 11:00 p.m. The
volunteers brought us some sheets to keep us warm and dry, and we waited
some more. Finally we were moved to a Suburban with Will and I in front,
and Clara and Heather in the back. We had to go very slowly on the bumpy
roads, mostly for Clara on the stretcher. We stopped to get some medical
forms on our way to the Transylvania Community Hospital. We arrived about
1:00 a.m. The Emergency Room we were brought to was small and quiet. Here
they dressed my wounds with ointment (several times) and did all the
standard tests. I had to stay in the hospital that night, partly because
my EKG was irregular.
I went to sleep on and off that night. The food was pretty good. For
breakfast I had bacon, eggs, a chocolate cupcake, and milk. Lunch included
stir fry, a roll, applesauce, and milk.
In the end there was only one tragedy, the death of Lady Jayd. She was
Heather's loyal dog, and was young, fun-loving, and very obedient. She
did however, soften the blow for Wrenn, who was resting her head on the
dog at the time.
My only burns include my left arm, my right shoulder, my leg, and my left
little finger. I consider myself pretty lucky.
End
Sabrina
First is the story of Elizabeth and her friends who were struck on a camping trip in
North Carolina. They were hurt more than I was. Some of the kids had holes burned
in their clothes. Everyone is ok except the dog. Elizabeth's dad works in an
emergency room.
Next are stories by Ashlie and María Cristina who are both very lucky girls.
It all began when our camp, The Green River Preserve, went on a three day,
two night camping trip. The weather forecasters predicted some
"showers and a light chance of thunderstorms." Ha! We had finished dinner
(pita pizzas) and set up our tarps; a ground and overhead. We had some
foam pads on top of the tarps, as well as sleeping bags.
Our two cabins (Boys 6 and Girls 6) were laying and sitting in a circle
talking. We could feel and hear a sudden downpour, but didn't think
anything of it. One of the boys said he was in lightning position for a
while, but later moved thinking he was just "paranoid."
From out of nowhere, lighting struck a tree ten feet from our campsite,
traveled into the ground, and caused a ground surge. All thirteen campers
and five counselors got hit, but the two standing were not affected by
the electricity and ran for help.
The feeling I got is hard to explain. I felt (as others) that I was rising
above the ground. I seemed to be looking at myself with a red aura
radiating from me. For a moment I could see only blackness, and my head
hurt intensely. When I could open my eyes I thought I was in a dream and
wanted to wake up. Suddenly the thought came into my mind that I might
have been struck. Paralysis was a brief thought that I quickly dismissed.
I lay still, because I couldn't move. It felt like my whole body was
on novocaine. I saw everyone screaming, and told myself to be calm. I
kept repeating to myself, terrified and unbelieving: Oh my God! Oh my God!
I found that I could now move, although my legs and feet were still numb.
One of my first concerns was Megan, who was lying still. I thought about
doing CPR, but as it turns out she was breathing. Heather was able to
come from the counselors tarp to ours, and she started calming people
down. She told us to get in lightning position: squating with our heels
together. Some people were still in great pain, others were concerned
with those around them. I tried to comfort some people, at first
ignoring my shoulder, but later just sitting still. Heather told us to
all stay awake, and soon Mike was reading us a story. We were told it
would be a long wait. When everyone could move, we decided to travel
half a mile to the road.
I got my flashlight and my sweatshirt, and helped Julie limp out. Although
we did not have our heavy packs, it was hard to hike in the cold, wet,
darkness. We hiked through a stream because it was the fastest way, and
soon met up with the paramedics. They had everybody show their wounds and
simply dressed mine, to be dealt with later. The six most unscathed walked
out first, and Will, Megan and I followed. Those with foot burns were
carried out later.
Although we were struck around 9:00 p.m., it was now 11:00 p.m. The
volunteers brought us some sheets to keep us warm and dry, and we waited
some more. Finally we were moved to a Suburban with Will and I in front,
and Clara and Heather in the back. We had to go very slowly on the bumpy
roads, mostly for Clara on the stretcher. We stopped to get some medical
forms on our way to the Transylvania Community Hospital. We arrived about
1:00 a.m. The Emergency Room we were brought to was small and quiet. Here
they dressed my wounds with ointment (several times) and did all the
standard tests. I had to stay in the hospital that night, partly because
my EKG was irregular.
I went to sleep on and off that night. The food was pretty good. For
breakfast I had bacon, eggs, a chocolate cupcake, and milk. Lunch included
stir fry, a roll, applesauce, and milk.
In the end there was only one tragedy, the death of Lady Jayd. She was
Heather's loyal dog, and was young, fun-loving, and very obedient. She
did however, soften the blow for Wrenn, who was resting her head on the
dog at the time.
My only burns include my left arm, my right shoulder, my leg, and my left
little finger. I consider myself pretty lucky.
EndOther Kids' Lightning Stories
Other kids have been hit by lightning too.
Lightning Strike - My Story
by
Elizabeth Anne
I received this letter from Ashlie in California. Her mom says that she was burned by the lightning. This story shows that schools and school bus companies need to think about lightning safety after school.
Ashlie's Story
Dear Sabrina,
Here is my story. It was the day of May 20th... I was attending the fourth grade and was nine year old, and I was to turn ten on July fourth. It had been pouring rain ever since I woke up. I got off the school bus, and I started to walk home with my two friends. Their dads were waiting by the side of the road to pick them up and take them to their trailer.... I could hear the thunder booming in my head. As soon as my friends and I were separated, I was struck. I don't remember anything, and I didn't see anything like a bright light or anything. I was dead for 23 minutes, or so that was what I had been told in the hospital. I woke up in the hospital late the next night, but I really fully woke up the third day. The first thing I asked my mom was, "Did I flat line?" She just smiled at me. She told me that I was struck by lightning. I could barely believe it. It's been a year since the accident. I have recently been on the Sally talk show out in New York, and that was very fun. It's still kind of hard to talk about my accident to other people that I've never met before. But I survived, and that's all that matters.
Sincerely, Ashlie
Next is a story by María Cristina in Colombia. Like Ashley, she was a very lucky girl because her heart stopped beating too. María Cristina and her dad are helping us put this web site into Spanish so many more kids around the world can learn about lightning.
María Cristina's Story
My name is María Cristina and I am 9 years old. I live in Bogota, Colombia and I would like to share with you my experience of being struck by lightning.
Three years ago playing in a park with a friend we were both hit by lightning. It had been a warm and sunny day until dark storm clouds started rolling in very quickly. I thought nothing of it and I continued to play with my friend close up to a tall pine tree.
I can not remember anything about my accident but I do recall waking up in hospital wondering what had happened to me. I opened my eyes slightly, saw my mother and asked for breakfast not knowing I had been unconscious in ICU for over three days. I found I had first degree burns on most of the right side of my body, with small second-degree burns on my chest, shoulder and right leg. The space between all my toes had cracked and everything hurt very badly. As Sabrina says, getting hit by lightning hurts a lot.
My skin has healed very well but I still carry small scars from the second-degree burns, which are now really starting to fade away. My eyes were also burnt but they got better quite quickly. I lost my eyebrows and eyelashes but they have grown back nicely after having them trimmed a few times. I still visit the eye doctor every 6 months or so, as I was left with a small Cataract in my right eye and it will need monitoring for quite some time.
I left hospital 5 days after I was hit, spent a week at home with my parents recuperating from my burns and then went back to school.
I still keep the clothes I was wearing that day. My jacket has a large black hole in its left shoulder, my pants and socks melted and look and feel like cardboard and my sneakers just blew up.
I am very lucky to be alive. My heart stopped beating when I was hit and I was fortunate there was a doctor close by to revive me. Lightning is dangerous and deadly. When you see a storm coming your way it is better to get indoors or seek shelter immediately.
End
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The following link goes to the top of my lightning safety page.
Primero es la historia de Elizabeth y sus amigos que fueron golpeados en un viaje de
"camping" en Carolina del Norte. Fueron heridos más de lo que yo fui. Algunos de los
niños tenían huecos quemados en sus ropas. Todos están bien excepto el perro. El
papá de Elizabeth trabaja en una unidad de urgencias médicas.
A continuación siguen las historias por Ashley y María Cristina quienes fueron unas
niñas muy afortunadas.
Todo comenzó cuando nuestro campamento llamado La Gran Reserva del Río Verde se fue
en un viaje de camping de tres días y dos noches. Los predicadores de tiempo
anunciaron lluvias o chubascos y una pequeña posibilidad de tormentas de rayos".
¡Ja! Habíamos acabado nuestra cena o comida (pita pizzas) y montamos nuestras lonas;
piso y sobrecubierta. Teníamos unas colchonetas de espuma encima de las lonas, así
como bolsas de dormir.
Nuestras dos cabañas (Niños 6 y Niñas 6) estaban descansando sentados en un círculo
hablando. Podíamos oír y sentir una lluvia repentina, pero no nos dio para pensar
nada. Uno de los niños dijo que estaba en posición de rayo por un rato, pero luego
se movió pensando que estaba siendo paranoico.
De la nada, un rayo golpeó un árbol a diez pies de muestro lugar de campaña, viajó
por el piso e hizo polo a tierra. Todos los trece campistas y cinco consejeros
fueron golpeados, pero los dos que se encontraban parados no fueron afectados por la
electricidad y corrieron por ayuda.
El sentimiento que sentí es difícil de explicar. Yo sentí (al igual que otros) que
me estaba elevando del piso. Me parecía estar mirándome con un aura roja radiando de
mí. Por un momento solo pude ver oscuridad y mi cabeza me dolía intensamente. Cuando
pude abrir mis ojos pensé que estaba en un sueño y deseaba despertar de él. De
repente la idea me vino a la cabeza de que podía haber sido golpeada por un rayo. La
parálisis fue un breve pensamiento que pronto descarté. Yacía quieta porque no
podía moverme. Sentía como si mi cuerpo entero estuviera en novocaína. Vi a todos
gritando y me ordené a mi misma permanecer en calma. Me seguía repitiendo a mi
misma, aterrorizada e incrédula: Oh Dios mío! ¡Oh Dios mío! Encontré que ahora me
podía mover aunque mis pies y piernas aún estaban adormiladas.
Una de mis principales preocupaciones era Megan que yacía quieta. Pensé en hacerle
CPR pero resultó que estaba respirando. Heather pudo venir a nuestra lona de la de
los consejeros, y empezó a calmar a la gente. Nos dijo que nos pusiéramos en
posición de rayo: agachadas con nuestros talones juntos. Algunos estaban todavía en
gran dolor y otros estaban preocupados por quienes estaban a su alrededor. Traté de
reconfortar a algunos en un principio ignorando my hombro pero luego simplemente
quedándome sentada. Heather nos dijo que permaneciéramos despiertos y pronto Mike
nos estaba leyendo una historia. Nos dijeron que iba a ser una larga espera. Cuando
todos podían moverse, decidimos viajar media milla hacia la carretera.
Cogí mi linterna y mi chaqueta y ayude a Julie cojeando. Aunque no teníamos nuestras
maletas pesadas era difícil trasladarnos en la oscuridad húmeda y fría. Caminamos
por un riachuelo porque era la forma más rápida y pronto nos encontramos con los
paramédicos. Hicieron que todos les mostráramos nuestras heridas y simplemente me
las vendaron, para tratarla después. Los seis que resultaron ilesos caminaron
primero, y Will, Megan y yo los seguíamos. Aquellos con quemaduras en los pies
fueron llevados con posterioridad.
Aunque fuimos golpeados alrededor de las 9:00 p.m., ya eran las 11:00 p.m. Los
voluntarios nos trajeron unas cobijas para mantenernos secos y calientes y esperamos
un rato más. Finalmente fuimos llevados a una Suburban con Will y yo al frente, y
Clara y Heather atrás. Tuvimos que ir muy despacio en las carreteras, especialmente
por Clara en la camilla. Paramos a recoger unas formas médicas en el camino al
Transylvania Community Hospital. Llegamos alrededor de la 1:00a.m. La sala de
urgencias era silenciosa y pequeña. Aquí me curaron mis heridas con cremas (varias
veces) e hicieron todas las pruebas de rutina. Me tocó quedarme en el hospital esa
noche, en parte porque mi EKG era irregular.
Me dormía y despertaba intermitentemente esa noche. La comida era buena. De
desayuno comí tocineta, huevos, un ponqué de chocolate y leche. El almuerzo
consistía en frituras, un rollo, salsa de manzana y leche.
Al final hubo solo una tragedia; la muerte de Lady Jayd. Ella era la leal perra de
Heather y era divertida, joven y muy obediente. Sin embargo ella amortigua el golpe
a Wrenn que estaba descansando su cabeza en la perra en ese momento.
Mis únicas quemaduras incluyen mi brazo izquierdo, mi hombro derecho, mi pierna y mi
pequeño dedo izquierdo. Me considero bastante afortunada.
Fin.
Aquí está mi historia. Era el día 20 de Mayo... Estaba en cuarto grado y tenía nueve
años para tener diez el 4 de Julio. Había estado lloviendo desde que desperté. Me
bajé del bus del colegio y empecé a caminar rumbo a casa con dos amigos. Sus padres
estaban esperándolos a un lado de la calle para recogerlos y llevarlos a sus
trailers.... Podía oír los relámpagos retumbando en mi cabeza. Tan pronto como mis
amigos y yo nos separamos, fui golpeada. No recuerdo nada, y no vi nada como una luz
brillante ni nada. Estuve muerta por 23 minutos o eso fue lo que me fue dicho en el
hospital. Me desperté en el hospital tarde la noche siguiente, pero desperté del
todo al tercer día. Lo primero que pregunté a mi madre ese día fue: "¿Hice línea
plana?" Ella solo me sonrió. Me dijo que me había golpeado un rayo. Escasamente
podía creerlo. Ya ha pasado un año desde el accidente. Recientemente he estado en
el programa de televisión de Sally en Nueva York y fue muy divertido. Todavía es un
poco difícil hablar de mi accidente personas que no haya conocido con anterioridad.
Pero he sobrevivido y esto es lo único que importa.
Sinceramente, Ashlie
Hace tres años jugando en un parque con un amigo nos cogió un rayo. Había sido un
día cálido y soleado hasta que unas nubes tormentosas empezaron a entrar
rápidamente. No pensé nada al respecto y continúe jugando con mi amigo cerca de un
alto árbol de pino.
No recuerdo nada sobre mi accidente pero sí recuerdo despertándome en el hospital
preguntándome que me había sucedido. Abrí mis ojos levemente, vi a mi madre y pedí
desayuno sin saber que había estado inconsciente en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos
por mas de tres días. Encontré que tenía quemaduras de tercer grado en la mayoría
del costado derecho de mi cuerpo, con pequeñas quemaduras de segundo grado en mi
pecho, hombro, y pierna derecha. Los espacios entre mis dedos de los pies se
rajaron y todo me dolía bastante. Como dice Sabrina, ser cogida por un rayo duele
mucho.
Mi piel se ha curado muy bien pero todavía tengo algunas cicatrices de las
quemaduras de segundo grado, que realmente están empezando a desvanecerse. Mis ojos
también se quemaron pero se mejoraron muy rápidamente. Perdí mis cejas y mis
pestañas pero ya me han vuelto a crecer después de haberlas cortado varias veces.
Todavía visito al oculista cada seis meses más o menos, pues quedé con una pequeña
catarata en mi ojo derecho y necesitará ser monitoreada por algún tiempo.
Dejé el hospital 5 días después del golpe, me quedé en casa con mis padres
recuperándome una semana y luego regresé al colegio.
Todavía conservo la ropa que llevaba ese día. Mi chaqueta tiene un gran agujero en
el hombro izquierdo, mis pantalones y medias se derritieron y parecen de cartón y
mis zapatos tenis se estallaron.
Soy muy afortunada por estar viva. Mi corazón dejó de latir cuando fui golpeada y
fui afortunada de que hubiera un médico cerca para revivirme. Los rayos son
peligrosos y mortales. Cuando veas venir una tormenta es mejor resguardarse y buscar
resguardo inmediatamente.
Fin.
Tu flecha para atrás te regresará al sitio de donde viniste. El siguiente enlace te
lleva a la parte superior de mi página de seguridad de rayos.
De regreso a mi página de seguridad para rayos.
Sabrina
Watoto wengine wamepigwa na radi pia.
Kwanza ni maelezo ya jinsi Elizabeth na wenzake walipwa na radi walipokuwa wakipiga kambi huko Karolina
Magharibi . Wengine wao walichomeka. Ingawa watu wote waliponea chupu chupu, mbwa ambaye alikuwa noa,
hakubahatika. Alikufa Ni bahati pia Babake Elizabeth, hufanya kazi katika chumba cha thorura.
Next are stories by Ashlie and María Cristina who are both very lucky girls.
Jinsi mimi Elizabeth Anne, nilivyo pigwa na radi.
by
Elizabeth Anne
Mambo yalianza wakati kikundi chetu cha 'The Green River Preserve' kilipoamua kuenda kufunga kambi msituni
kwa siku tatu. Watabiri wa hali ya anga walikuwa wametabiri ya kwamba kutakuwa na manyunyu ya mvua
yakiambatana na hali ya radi kidogo. Tulipomaliza kula chakula cha jioni (Pita Pizza), tuliyafunga mahema na
kuyatandika malazi.
Sisi sote (wavulana sita na wasichana sita) tulikuwa tumekaa kimviringo tukiongea na kupiga hadithi. Kwa
ghafula kabisa mvua nzito ilianza kunyesha lakini hatukuitilia maanani na tukaendelea na hadithi zetu. Kijana
mmoja iliingiwa na hofu na ikawa ameketi akichuchumaa ili kujikinga wa radi. Alikaa hivi kwa mda mufupi na
hofu ilipomtoka akaamua kukaa kawaida kama sisi wengine.
Kwa ghafula, bila matarajio tuliona radi ikaupiga mti uliokuwa kimo cha futi kumi kutoka kwa kambi yetu. Radi
hiyo ilisafiri mchangani na kutupiga wanakambi kumi na watatu pamoja na viongozi watano. Watu wawili pekee
waliokuwa wamesimama walibahatika. Hao walikimbia kwa mwendo wa kasi kuenda kutafuta msaada.
Nilivyosikia ni vigumu kueleza. Nilijisikia (kama wenzangu) kama kwamba nimeinuliwa juu juu. Ni kama mwangaza
mwekundu ulikua ukitoka ndani yangu. Kwa muda mfupi, niliona giza pekee na kichwa changu kilikua kinauma
zaidi. Nilipoweza kufumbua macho, ni kama kwamba nilikua ndotoni nikijaribu kuamuka. Nilitambua kwa mda mfupi
ya kwamba nilipigwa na radi. Mafikira ya kuwa nimelemaa yaliniingia akilini lakini nikayatupilia mbali.
Sikuweza kujisongeza. Nilijisikia kama ambaye mwili wote una uchungu. Niliona kila mtu akipiga nduru, hat
hivyo nikajituliza. Ingawa nilikua na uoga, nilimlilia muungu wangu nikisema: Muungu wangu!, Muungu wangu!.
Ingawa miguu yangu haikuwa na nguvu, nilijipata na uwezo wa kutembea.
Niliingiwa na wasi wasi nilipomuona Megan ambaye alikaa kama kwamba amelala. Nilifikiria kumpa huduma ya
kwanza ya kumpumuza lakini nikaona anapumua. Heather, ambaye alikua kwa hema la viongozi, aliweza kutufikia
na kuanza kututuliza. Alituagiza tuchuchumae tukiviweka visigino vyetu pamoja ili kujikinga na radi. Wengine
wetu walikua wakisihi uchungu mno, na wengine walikua na wasi wasi kuhusu wenzao. Nilijishawishi ya kuwa bega
langu halikuwa likiniuma sana na nikajaribu kutuliza watu, ingawa mwishowe ilinibidi niyamaze kimya. Heather,
alituamurisha tukae macho, nae Mike akaanza kutusomea hadithi. Tuliambiwa msaada utachukua mda kutufikia.
Baada ya kungojea kwa mda, na tulipoona ya kuwa kila mtu anaweza kutembea, tuliamua kusafiri mwenda wa nusu
maili mpaka barabarani.
Nilichukua tochi na fulana yangu, na nikamsaidia Julie kutembea. Ingawa hatukua na mizigo mizito, baridi,
mvua na giza, liliufanya mwendo kua mgumu. Njia rahisi ilikua ya kutembea ndani ya kijito na mda si mda
tulikutana na wasaidizi. Kila mtu aliweza kuyaonesha majeraha yake. Nilipewa matibabu ya mda kwa sababu ya
majeraha yangu. Wale watu sita waliokuwa na majeraha madogo ya mwisho walitoka kwanza. Hawa waliongozwa na
Will, Megan pamoja nami. Waliokuwa na majeraha ya miguu walibebwa mwisho.
Ingiwa radi ilikuwa imetupiga mwendo wa tatu usiku, sasa ilikua imefikia saa tano usiku. Tulipewa ngua za
kujifuta na kujifunika huku tukingojea gari la kutupeleka hospitalini. Gari lilipofika, mimi na Will tulikaa
mbele, huku Clara na Heather wakiwa nyuma. Mwendo ulikuwa wa pole pole kwa sababu ya barabara mbaya na tena
Clara aliyekuwa amelazwa kwa machera. Tulifika hosipitali ya Transylvania Community mwendo wa saa saba usiku.
Hapo tulipelekwa kwa chumba cha dharura. Hapo nilipimwa na majeraha yangu yakatibiwa. Ilinibidi nilazwe usiku
huo sababu ya majeraha na vile ambavyo mapigo yangu ya moyo hayakuwa ya kawaida.
Nililala nikiamuka amuka. Chakula cha hosipitali kilikuwa kitamu mno.
Mwishowe tukio moja pekee lilikuwa la kuhuzunisha ni kwamba, Lady Jayd, ambaye ni mbwa muaminifu wa Heather,
alikufa. Alikuwa mbwa mzuri, mpenda michezo, na wa kuaminika. Kifo chake kilikuwa bahati kwa Wrenn ambaye kwa
wakati huo alikuwa amelaza kichwa chake juu ya huyo mbwa.
Mimi nilikua na bahati - majeraha yangu ya pekee yalikuwa kuchomeka, mkono wa kushoto, bega la mkono kulia,
mguu wangu na kidole kidogo changu mkono kushoto.
Mwisho
SPANISH TRANSLATION
I am very grateful to Chris, Luisa and Maria
Cristina of Bogotá, who are translating my web site into Spanish. I hope this will
help thousands of more children and the their families to learn about lightning and
lightning safety. Maria Cristina's own lightning story appears below.
INFORMACION Y SEGURIDAD DE RAYOS PARA NIÑOS
por
SabrinaTraducido por Chris, Luisa and Maria Cristina
Otras historias de rayos de niños
Otros niños también han sido golpeados por rayos.
Rayo - Mi historia
por
Elizabeth Anne
Recibí esta carta de Ashlie en California. Su madre dice que ella fue quemada por el
rayo. Esta historia muestra que los colegios y las compañías de buses de los
colegios necesitan pensar en seguridad anti-rayos después de colegio.
La historia de Ashlie.
Estimada Sabrina,
A continuación está la historia de María Cristina en Colombia. Como Ashlie, ella
también fue una niña afortunada porque su corazón también dejó de latir. María
Cristina y su padre nos están ayudando a poner esta página web en español para que
muchos más niños alrededor del mundo puedan aprender sobre rayos.
La historia de María Cristina
Mi nombre es María Cristina y tengo 9 años. Vivo en Bogotá, Colombia y me gustaría
compartir con ustedes mi experiencia de haber sido golpeada por un rayo.
SWAHILI TRANSLATION
I am very grateful to Kim Cheruiyot Martin (of the Safety, Health &
Environment Dept, Brooke Bond Kenya Limited) a tea company in Kenya for arranging the translation, and to
translators: Edward Mungatana, Joas Kyamani and Regina Kibwana. They are doing this to promote lightning
safety to Swahili reading children and their families, teachers and friends, wherever Swahili is read.
Kim wrote to me about several people in Kenya being killed each year by lightning. I know from other
letters that lightning injury is a serous problem in many parts of Africa.
Maelezo ya watoto wengine
by
Translated by Edward Mungatana, Joas Kyamani and Regina Kibwana
Maelezo ya watoto wengine.
Translation coordinated by Kim Cheruiyot Martin
Your back arrow will return you to the place that you came from.
The following link goes to the top of my lightning safety page.