A woman in Nabua, Camarines Sur escaped death after getting electrocuted for nearly 20 seconds when lightning struck her house.

Dessa Cariño Gornal said it felt like the electricity was pulling her.

"Pagbukas ko doon sa ref namin, doon na po… akala ko talaga sa’kin tumama yung kidlat... almost 20 seconds po akong nakuryente na nanginginig po talaga, parang hinuhugot ako nung kuryente," she said.

It was raining heavily when the incident occurred.

The incident left Gornal with bleeding nails and back pain. 

Nestor Cariño, Gornal's father, who was lying in the living room at that time, saw the lightning strike. 

"Nahiling ko su paglaog kang kalayo, siguro iyo na to su kidlat sabay su putok na,” Cariño said.

He was lying on a mat that reportedly insulated him from the electric current.

However, the lightning damaged almost all their electrical outlets, their WiFi router, and the lights on their balcony.

Gornal said the lightning reportedly struck a two-way radio tower before reaching their home.

Ruth Pacala, weather specialist from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), said what may have occurred was a "cloud-to-ground" strike.

"Delikado siya and usually nagdadara siya nin dakol na boltahe, more or less assumed mga 300,000,000 volts," Pacala said.

Authorities remind the public to close windows and doors and unplug appliances during thunderstorms to avoid similar incidents.