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Three measures to protect ourselves from lightning are:
- During lightning, no open place is safe. We should be inside a house or a building. If travelling by car or bus, we should shut the doors and windows of the vehicle.
- Electric wire, telephone lines, and metal surfaces should never be touched during lightning.
- Incase no shelter is available, we should not lie on the ground. Instead, we should squat low on the ground with hands on the knees and head between the hands. This position makes us the smallest target to be struck.
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