Manila, Philippines | AFP | The eruption of a volcano near the Philippine capital has delivered a dazzling but highly dangerous spectacle since it began spewing superheated steam on Sunday. Taal volcano’s bursts of lightning and monster clouds of ash have drawn crowds of gaping observers, but also prompted thousands to …
Read More »At least 16 dead as lightning strikes Rwanda church
Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | At least 16 people were killed and dozens more injured after lightning struck a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda, a local official said Sunday. Fourteen victims were killed on the spot as lightning hit the church in the Nyaruguru district in the Southern Province on …
Read More »Lightning strikes German football pitch, 35 injured
Frankfurt, Germany | AFP | Lightning struck a football pitch in western Germany on Saturday, injuring 35 people, three of them seriously, news agency DPA reported. The accident — which came as 11 people were hurt in a similar freak strike at a birthday party in a Parisian park — …
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