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At least 51 injured as lightning strikes music festival near Frankfurt, Germany


RT
Sat, 04 Jun 2016 08:49 UTC
Rock am Ring music festival
© Volksfreund TV/YouTube
Dozens of festival-goers were left injured and 15 hospitalized at the world-famous Rock am Ring music festival near Frankfurt, Germany, after a bolt of lightning struck the crowd.

Lightning storms and bad weather have been threatening the entire continent, with the festival near Mendig, in Rheinland-Pfalz, the latest target. At least 51 people were injured by the lightning, according to Deutsche Welle, with the festival issuing a tweet.

The festival was interrupted for about half an hour on Friday, as rock and metal fans were told to seek shelter in their tents and steer clear of the stage. At least 15 people, however, have received serious injuries and had to be taken to hospitals, as of early Saturday. The police also told the AP two people had to be resuscitated on site. The figure of injured and hospitalized grew from 42/8 to 51/15 respectively overnight.

The rest of the three-day event is going on as planned, and the organizers said any rumors of a cancellation were untrue.


Comment: Lightning strikes children in Paris and Germany, over 40 injured; bolt kills man in Poland

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Thunderstorms cause widespread flooding in the Netherlands

Janene Pieters
nltimes.nl
Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:45 UTC
Flooded streets in Asten, Brabant, 1 June 2016
© @dennisvdkolk/TwitterFlooded streets in Asten, Brabant, 1 June 2016
Meteorological institute KNMI issued a code yellow warning for thunderstorms in the Netherlands for the sixth day in a row on Thursday. The storms are expected to hit the eastern parts of the country during the afternoon and evening.

The code yellow warning applies to the provinces Noord-Brabant, Limburg, Gelderland, Drenthe, Groningen and Overijssel. It'll be in effect between 2:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

According to the KNMI, the storms will be accompanied by strong wind and heavy rains, between 30 and 40 mm/hour. There is also chance of lightning strikes. "Avoid open waters and open areas, do not take shelter under trees. Follow weather reports and warnings", the institute writes.

The A74 highway from Germany in the direction of Venlo will be closed all Thursday due toe flooding, according to traffic service VID.

Floods Netherlands
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Lightning strikes kill two in Pirojpur, Bangladesh


en.prothom-alo.com
Wed, 01 Jun 2016 20:15 UTC
Lightning strike
Two people were killed by separate peals of lightning in Mathbaria upazila on Tuesday.

The deceased were identified as Khairul Islam, 11, son of Monir Hossain of Betmore village, and Sumi Akhter, wife of Ruhul Amin Sardar of Tushkhali village in the upazila.

Mathbaria upazila nirbahi officer SM Farid Uddin said Khairul died on the spot as a thunderbolt struck him at noon when he went to a beel (water body) in Betmore village to catch fish during rain.

Besides, Sumi was killed by another lightning strike in Tushkhali village while she was working near the house in the afternoon.
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Lightning bolt kills two in Pune, India


The Indian Express
Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:05 UTC
Lightning
The incident took place near Council Hall police chowky, when the two persons standing under a tree were killed due to a lightening shock around 7 pm, Bundgarden police said.

Two persons were killed after being struck by the lightning which occurred during the pre-monsoon showers that lashed the city on Wednesday evening. The incident took place near Council Hall police chowky, when the two persons standing under a tree were killed due to a lightning shock around 7 pm, Bundgarden police said. Police have identified the deceased as Gautam Laxman Veer (54), a resident of Akurdi who worked as an attendant at the National Institute of Virology, and Balayya Mark Pidatala (63), a resident of Ghorpadi who worked as an attendant at the office of Public Works Department.

The Met department recorded 4 mm rainfall in the city.

Baner, Singhagad Road, Kothrud, Kondhwa, Wanowrie, Maval, Chakan and various parts of Pimpri Chinchwad experienced partiicularly heavy showers. Many parts of the city plunged into darkness after electricity lines snapped. Trees were also reported uprooted at many places.
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Two farmers were killed by lightning bolt in Cambodia

Pav Suy
Khmer Times
Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:05 UTC
Lightning
Two farmers were killed by a lightning strike in Banteay Meanchey province yesterday, according to police.

The men, a father and his son-in-law, were changing their tractor's tires near their rice field in Thmey Thma Pouk district's Khang Lech village on their way home at about 3:30pm when the storm struck, district deputy police chief So Chhea said.

"The two men were at the rice field changing their wheels after plowing the rice field in the rain while traveling back home. Our forces went to the scene, but the victims had already died. They were under a large tree when the lightning struck," Mr. Chhea said.

He added that in a given year there are typically two to three lightning-related deaths in the area. Last year, a fisherman was struck and killed nearby.

Phum Thmey commune police administrator Yim Sokha identified the father-in-law as 50-year-old Yong Ya and his son-in-law as 31-year-old Ky Sophal.
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Major thunderstorm in Pakistan leaves 34 dead and almost 200 wounded


Sputnik
Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:08 UTC
Thunder storm in Islamasbad
© AFP 2016/ MASROOR GILANI
At least 34 people died and almost 200 were wounded in a major thunderstorm that hit the north of Pakistan, local media reported Thursday.

Dunya News TV reported on Thursday that India's Punjab state, bordering Pakistan, was hit by dust and wind storms on Wednesday. The storms led to power cuts, building collapses and fires. Most victims died under collapsing buildings, fallen trees and billboards.

Flight operations were halted at the Benazir International Airport in Islamabad, and city transport service was also suspended, Geo TV said. But on Thursday morning the airport resumed flights.
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Waiting for summer: Extreme snowstorm freezes northern Russia


Strange Sounds
Wed, 01 Jun 2016 07:50 UTC
snowstorm in Pangody, Russia
© YouTube/Victor Chermak (screen capture)'Summer' in northern Russia.
Is summer going to start? Well, not currently in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject in northern Russia. An extreme snowstorm is currently sweeping everything on its path with wind gusts of up to 22 meters per second tearing away roofs, breaking trees as well as road signs.

This is what the summer looks like in Pangody, Russia:

-2 ° C, constant wind blowing at 5 m/s from the north-northeast with gusts reaching 22 m / s, heavy snowfall... Just insane!

Comment: It isn't only northern Russia that is waiting for summer to arrive.

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Torrential rain delivers flooding from Paris to Prague

euronews
You Tube
Wed, 01 Jun 2016 21:03 UTC
Floodwater
Northern Europe has continued to be lashed by torrential rain, bringing extensive flooding to Belgium, Germany and France.

Paris has never experienced so much rain in May since records began in 1873.

The scenes of flooding along the River Seine have been known in winter - though the fact it has been happening in June has caused surprise.

The A10 near Orleans resembled less a motorway on Wednesday than a river or a canal.

Hundreds of motorists became stranded. The army intervened to take them to emergency centres in nearby towns. Some cars later became totally immersed in water.

In northern France, fire crews have been called out hundreds of times, having no other option but to travel by boat to rescue people from their homes.

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Rainstorm and flooding hits central China, thousands evacuated


Xinhua
Wed, 01 Jun 2016 20:42 UTC
Heavy rainfall hits central China's Wuhan in Hubei province on June 1, 2016, resulting in serious flooding in the downtown area.
© Chinanews.comHeavy rainfall hits central China's Wuhan in Hubei province on June 1, 2016, resulting in serious flooding in the downtown area.
Torrential rain battered central China's Hubei Province on Wednesday, trapping people and inundating cities, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said.

As of Wednesday evening, more than 100 trapped people had been rescued and more than 1,000 evacuated to safer places, officials with the headquarters said.

Red alerts for rain were issued on Wednesday in several cities across the province including the capital Wuhan.

Floods China
© Chinanews.com
Many parts of the city were flooded and precipitation in downtown Wuhan reached 115 millimeters. Public transportation had also been disrupted, the city government said.

On Wednesday afternoon, 79 people trapped in Jiangjiamiao village in Yichang City, including 39 students, were rescued. More than 40 people who had been trapped in the middle of a road in Wuhan were also rescued.


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Update: Lightning strikes kill 17 and injure 12 in Odisha, India; bolt kills 21 cattle


Odisha Sun Times
Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:57 UTC
Lightning
Lightning strikes amidst heavy thunderstorms this afternoon claimed at least 17 lives and injured another 12 in various parts of Odisha.

As per reports, at least four people died and three were severely injured in and around Bhubaneswar. While three died in Panchagaon near Sundarpada, one more death was reported from Dhauligiri area of the city suburbs.

Reports of three deaths each came from Keradagada village under Pattamundai block of Kandrapara district and Shikharpur village under Hinjili block of Ganjam district.

Two deaths each were reported from Bishrampur and Kandagaradi villages under Chandabali Tehsil of Bhadrak district. Two more have died and another two have been grievously injured in Khuntapala village under Rasagobindapur block of Mayurbhanj district.
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