Five people were killed by lightning at Mazwangendaba in the Chinchimani area of Sibbinda Constituency, in the Zambezi Region, Friday morning.
The five; a husband, his wife and their three children aged one, four and six years old, were struck by lightning as they were all in one room while it was raining.
They all died on the spot.
Their names cannot be published yet as not all relatives have been informed.