If lightning is striking nearby when people are outside and there is no time to evacuate, they should:

If lightning is striking nearby when people are outside and there is no time to evacuate, they should: Avoid squatting or sitting close to other people.
Electricity has the ability to travel as long as it connected to a medium. When sitting closely to one another, it provides enough medium for the electricity to travel which will expand the causalities

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