Lightning

Authorities in Greece say a 58-year-old motorcyclist was killed when lightning struck him on a highway.

Police say the man was found dead 40 kilometers east of the northern city of Thessaloniki with a hole in his helmet, presumably the result of the lightning striking him.

The victim was driving toward the city in stormy conditions.

The airplane refueling system at London's Stansted Airport was struck by lightning, which led to flight delays, the BNR reported.

A total of nine people have been killed due to lightning strikes over the past month across Turkey, with experts warning that the rising number of such incidents could be related to a boom in magnetic fields across the world, daily Habertürk reported on May 17.

Lightning strikes and powerful dust storms across India have killed at least 116 people and injured more than 250 as meteorologists warned May 3 of more wild weather on the horizon.

Eight students were struck by lightning last night in Southeast France, TASS reported, citing French television BeF.

Two people were killed and another six were injured on June 14 when lightning struck people working in a field in the Oğulcuk village of the eastern province of Erzincan, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Eight people, including two children, reportedly took shelter inside a hut after they were caught in the rain.

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A private house was struck by a lightning at 12:30 CET on Thursday in Belgrade's Kaludjerica neighborhood, the daily Blic is reporting.

Nobody was injured as the house was empty during the strike and the resulting fire that destroyed the roof and the loft.

The unique moment of nature’s wrath can be captured by a photograph, a video, or a human memory. Hernando Rivera Cervantes, a photographer, managed to stop time right at the moment when a lightning bolt is born inside a Colima volcanic eruption in Mexico.