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The 13-year-old boy who survived the lightning strike in Stara Planina is in good condition and was brought to the "St. George" University Hospital in Plovdiv last night, according to hospital officials speaking to BNT.

Over 12,000 lightning strikes were recorded across Greece on Thursday, according to the National Observatory of Athens.

What should we do in the event of a lightning storm when we are at sea? The General Secretariat for Civil Protection always issues relevant instructions which are posted on its website, and meteorologists often publish articles on how to protect citizens.

The country's top advisory body on the protection of antiquities has approved a plan to install new telescopic lightning protection masts on the Athens Acropolis to safeguard its monuments against lightning strikes.

Hermi, a family-run business based in Celje, supplies more than 50 world markets with its lightning and surge protection systems, cable trays and ladders, and mounting systems for solar plants.

Scientists said on Jan. 16 they have used a laser beam to guide lightning for the first time, hoping the technique will help protect against deadly bolts and one day maybe even trigger them.

Lightning strikes between 40-120 times a second worldwide, killing more than 4,000 people and causing billions of dollars worth of damage every year.

A bolt of lightning killed a coach during a football match in the village of Lesichovo in Pazardzhik, BTA reports.

The 41-year-old coach at the academy of FC "Heber" Ivan Ranchev was struck by thunder on the field around 18:40 PM. This happened during a control match between the local team and the team of Botev (Chernogorovo).

Lightning strikes illuminate Ankara's sky as rainy weather continues throughout the capital. (AA Photo)

A bolt of lightning struck at the Turkish parliament's garden on March 22 noontime.

A plane tree was split into two parts after the lightning.

The broken piece of the tree fell on a vehicle that moved into the parliament's parking garage.

There is no injured in the incident, while material damage occurred.

After the tragic incident, in which a lightning killed a man, the question, if the buildings in cities have lightning protection arises. The incident occurred between the blocks in the bc. "Lyulin." The man walked his dog.