The bolt of lightning struck down near a group of people as torrential flash flooding plummeted down in a Russian city
The blinding flash left one woman with severe burns, officials said, during a sudden thunderstorm over Kolomna, 75 miles southeast of Moscow.
Footage showed people wading through a deluge of rainwater before an immediate bolt appeared to shoot down, visibly terrifying those in the vicinity and causing some to fall over in shock.
The bolt is said to have hit an electric scooter first before the woman was also struck after standing nearby. She was seen being carried through the floodwater with clear signs of blackening from the lightning.
The distraught woman was rushed to intensive care at a nearby hospital. She is in a stable condition.
'A real apocalypse struck Kolomna - rain flooded the streets, trees broke off due to a strong wind, and lightning struck very close to people,' reported news outlet MSK1.
After the lightning bolt hit, the woman was reportedly unable to stand up on her own.
One of the men nearby helped her out of the water before she was taken for emergency medical treatment.
A source at Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said: 'According to the woman, the lightning strike hit a scooter, and she was passing by.
'She was taken to the district hospital with burns on her feet and legs.'
Alexander Grechischev, senior local official in Kolomna, said: 'Lightning struck the electric scooter she was sitting next to.
'The victim was taken to the hospital with burns to her legs.
'Now she is in the intensive care unit, her condition is satisfactory.'
Separate footage showed storm water flooding an apartment block in the city.
Across Kolomna, four suburbs were disconnected from electricity and four major roads were under water.
Another bolt of lighting also hit a tree near residential buildings, witnesses said.
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