Lightning

A tragic and shocking incident unfolded during a football match in Peru, when a lightning strike hit the field, taking the lives of players on the pitch. Seven players were knocked down by the impact, resulting in the death of one player and severe injuries to four others.

August in Greece is expected to end with lightning storms as a cold and unstable weather front is expected to affect most regions of the country until Saturday, according to an emergency bulletin issued by the national weather service, EMY, on Thursday.

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.

Tragedy struck Friday afternoon in Halkidiki with a 13-year-old girl losing her life when she was struck by lightning.

The tragic incident happened at around 4.30pm when the girl was at Posidi, on the sandy beach.

It is noted that in the region of Halkidiki today there is bad weather with heavy rainfall.

Apple has reported that sales fell for the fourth consecutive quarter when compared to the prior year, but profit rose on the back iPhones and services.

The tech giant made a profit of $23 billion on revenue of $89.5 billion, which was down slightly from the same period last year.

Apple chief executive Tim Cook said iPhone sales set a new record for its September quarter.

The Republic Hydrometeorological Institute of Serbia (RHMZ) has issued a new emergency warning.
"In the next two hours, strong showers with thunder, strong and stormy winds are expected locally in the area of Belgrade and the wider area, as a result of which material damage is possible, and the safety of people and animals may be threatened," the warning states.

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.