Watch: Lightning strikes concert in Germany, 33 injured
3:20 Uhr nicht nur Rock am Ring rockte! Jetzt rockt ein schweres Gewitter ganz Mendig! Mehrere Blitze schlagen auf dem Flugplatz ein! Nur zu hoffen das keinen der über 90000 Gäste was passiert ist!!!
Posted by Piet Ahrens on Friday, June 5, 2015
Digital Reporter
Saturday, June 6, 2015, 3:58 PM - German officials say 33 people have been injured after lightning struck one of the country's biggest music festivals in western Germany.
Severe weather early Saturday morning led to two major strikes of lightning that hit the Rock am Ring festival in the town of Mendig.
The first strike hit the backstage area around 1 a.m., injuring eight people from the festival's production teams.
#Storm, #thunder and #lightning in #Germany Lovely #Summer pic.twitter.com/qlQWx777dJ
— Bokehemia (@Bokehemia) June 5, 2015
The concert was put on hold as organizers offered visitors shelter in large, lightning-proof tents.
Lightning struck for the second time around 4 a.m., hitting the camping area. Another 25 people were injured.
Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhh help.... Thunder and lightning in Germany 😱⚡️💦 pic.twitter.com/0qHixR9Nyb
— JES (@iamJes_0301) June 5, 2015
No one suffered a direct hit and those injured were sent to hospital for observation.
Organizers confirmed the festival, which runs Friday through Sunday, will go ahead as scheduled.
An estimated 90,000 music fans are expected to attend the event.
A University of Washington student Owen Kraft, was out filming in Seattle as planes were coming in to land at Sea-Tac Airport in April, and managed to snap two of them as they were struck by lightning on approach.
A rare event was caught on video during a thunderstorm near Mutare, Zimbabwe in February - a bright flash of lightning that was nearly perfectly straight from cloud to ground, rather than the forked or branched flashes we typically see.
Source: The Guardian
Related video: Lightning bolt strikes in path of police cruiser
Lightning injures 33 at music festival in Germany https://t.co/uh9Y1AlTTg pic.twitter.com/bQd38vF3yN
— Mav Rahul (@MavRahul) June 6, 2015
A University of Washington student Owen Kraft, was out filming in Seattle as planes were coming in to land at Sea-Tac Airport in April, and managed to snap two of them as they were struck by lightning on approach.
A rare event was caught on video during a thunderstorm near Mutare, Zimbabwe in February - a bright flash of lightning was nearly perfectly straight from cloud to ground, rather than the forked or branched flashes we typically see.
Source: The Guardian
Related video: Lightning bolt strikes in path of police cruiser
