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After Tragic Lightning Strike, Indians Leave Dead, Flee

11 Wiwa Indians in Colombia killed when ceremonial hut hit

(Newser) - After a lightning strike last week killed 11 Wiwa Indians and injured another 20 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Colombia, members of the small tribe of 60 or so families are physically moving on—and in accordance with tradition, they're not burying the dead before they do. "...

Lightning Strikes Soccer Fan, Cancels Match

'Like a bomb went off' outside Columbus Crew stadium

(Newser) - Lightning struck an off-duty firefighter last night as he stood in the parking lot of the Columbus Crew's stadium, landing him in an Ohio hospital and canceling the soccer match as violent storms moved through the area. Medical crews revived Stu Tudor, 54, after he was hit, but the...

Lightning Strikes Whole Family

Boy, 9, taken to hospital in serious condition

(Newser) - A German family is recovering after a grandma, her daughter and daughter-in-law, and two grandsons, aged six and nine, were struck by lightning this week, the Local reports. The family was bringing outdoor furniture and toys inside during a storm when the daughter-in-law felt "some tingling from head to...

Rio's Christ Statue Chipped By Lightning

Thumb damaged; middle finger hit last month

(Newser) - Storms are chipping away at the 125-foot statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. On Thursday night, lightning appears to have struck the statue's right thumb, officials say. Just last month, the middle finger on the same hand was also chipped, the AP reports. Fortunately, the Archdiocese...

Guy Struck by Lightning Twice in One Storm

But 31-year-old Casey Wagner is fine

(Newser) - Casey Wagner was at a mudding and off-roading event near Gainesville, Texas, on Saturday when a thunderstorm arrived. The 31-year-old rodeo clown moved under a tree, where he was struck by lightning not once, but twice, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports. "What I remember is just a loud boom and...

Couple Killed by Lightning Were on Honeymoon

20-year-olds from Thailand were at Grand Canyon

(Newser) - A sad detail from a lightning strike last week that killed a couple at the Grand Canyon—they were young honeymooners, reports the Arizona Republic . Aram Kawewong and Ratchaya Tantranon, both 20, had recently married in Thailand and had come to the US for their honeymoon, the woman's American...

Lightning Strikes Harm 13
 Lightning Strikes Harm 13 
Jul 19, 2013 8:24 AM CDT

Lightning Strikes Harm 13

Many in serious, critical condition in hospital

(Newser) - Nine people were injured—two critically, four seriously—by a lightning strike as they worked at a Colorado farm yesterday. Authorities say the workers weren't responding appropriately to questions, had weak muscles, and tingling or loss of feeling after the strike. And they weren't the week's only...

Pregnant Woman Struck by Lightning, Gives Birth

Dad also hit, but all 3 are fine

(Newser) - A pregnant New Mexico woman has survived a bolt from the blue to give birth to a bouncing baby girl. Kendra Villanueva and the baby's father Ian Gordon were watching fireworks with friends on July Fourth when lightning struck both of them in the front yard of an Albuquerque...

3 Kids Hit by Lightning at Camp

1 injured critically in open field in Indiana as storms roll through

(Newser) - A lightning strike in an open field hit three campers at a Reform Jewish camp in Indiana yesterday, injuring one critically, reports USA Today . Two 9-year-olds, a boy and a girl, as well as a 12-year-old boy, were hit in the lightning strike at Goldman Union Camp Institute. Camp counselors...

Lightning Strike Hospitalizes 23 Boy Scouts

3 adults also suffer burns in NH strike

(Newser) - A lightning strike during a massive thunderstorm sent 23 Boy Scouts and three adults to the hospital with burns ranging from mild to serious, WMUR reports. Fire officials—who praised the teens for staying "calm and cool" in the aftermath of the strike—say the group was sheltering under...

Lightning Starts House Fire, Kills 2

Kentucky thunderstorms causing trouble across state

(Newser) - Lightning struck a home last night during powerful storms in Louisville, and the resulting fire killed a bedridden elderly man and his granddaughter. The woman was trying to get her grandfather out of the house, CNN reports. "Lightning struck an 80-foot-tall tree, hit about 40 feet up, and it...

Gadgets Double Cost of Lightning Strikes
Gadgets Double Cost
of Lightning Strikes
study says
Jun 25, 2012 12:40 PM CDT

Gadgets Double Cost of Lightning Strikes

Strikes are down, but cost to replace high-tech items is up: study

(Newser) - Between 2004 and 2011, the total number of insurance claims paid out for lightning strikes dropped by one-third—so why, during the same time period, did the cost of those claims almost double? Simple: new gadgets that are susceptible to power surges. As TVs get more high-tech and computers or...

8 Report Injuries After Lightning Strikes SeaWorld

All have since been released, are fine

(Newser) - Three guests and two employees were sent to the hospital yesterday after lightning struck at SeaWorld’s Discovery Cove water park in Orlando. Firefighters were called to the park just after 5pm, as a storm that meteorologists had warned would produce “excessive” lightning passed through, the Orlando Sentinel reports....

Father, Son Killed by Lightning 48 Years Apart

Dad killed fishing, son at a barbeque

(Newser) - The last thing Stephen Rooney said was: "Don't worry, lightning never strikes twice." It did, killing Rooney at a New Jersey barbeque almost 48 years to the day after it struck dead his father on a fishing trip. Rooney, 54, and a cousin were both struck as...

18 Students, 1 Teacher Killed by Uganda Lightning

Strikes have killed at least 34 in recent weeks

(Newser) - Eighteen students and a teacher died after lightning struck their school in Uganda's midwest, police say. An additional 51 students between the ages of 7 and 16 were injured in yesterday's incident at the Runyanya primary school, about 160 miles west of Uganda's capital. Another school 200...

Uganda Lightning Strikes Kill 15 ... in One Week

Another 52 people are injured

(Newser) - Officials in Uganda say a recent spate of lightning strikes has killed 15 people in one week. Several police officials across the East African nation cited incidents. In all, they said 52 people have also been inured by the strikes. A strike last week killed three school children who were...

Lightning Strike Sends 77 Air Force Cadets to Hospital

All appear to be doing fine

(Newser) - Scary lightning strike in Mississippi, though no serious injuries appear to have resulted: The bolt hit a power pole near tents where Air Force ROTC cadets were training, sending 77 cadets to the hospital for evaluation. Two went by ambulance from Camp Shelby and the rest by bus, reports AP...

Man Struck by Lightning— and Survives

He was walking around when police arrived

(Newser) - A man was struck by lightning in California on Saturday—and survived. He was hit while helping set up tents for a Boy Scout outing, according to police. The 49-year-old, who police are choosing not to identify, was standing by a tree in Industry, Calif., when he was struck; no...

Lightning Strike Halts BP's Oil Capture

Company hopes to resume today after ship fire

(Newser) - A bolt of lightning struck the ship capturing oil from the BP well in the Gulf of Mexico today, igniting a fire that has halted containment efforts. The fire was quickly extinguished, and BP said it hopes to resume containing oil from the well sometime this afternoon. No one was...

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