Man Gets Struck by Lightning Twice in 5 Minutes
A Chinese man can consider himself extremely lucky to be alive after being struck by lightning twice in less than five minutes. The chances of a person being struck by lightning during their lifetime are about 1-in-15,300, which is much lower than it seems, but the chances of getting struck by lightning twice are significantly […]
Lightning Strike Instantly Kills 550 Grazing Sheep
Georgian media recently released disturbing footage of over 500 sheep killed by a single lightning strike while grazing on a mountain pasture in Ninotsminda, southern Georgia. According to news reports, on August 9th, Nikolay Levanov, a sheep owner from the village of Tambovka, received a distressing phone call from his sheepherder telling him that over […]
Over 300 Reindeer Killed by Lightning in Unusual Natural Disaster
The Norwegian Environment Agency has recently released a series of haunting images of at least 323 dead reindeer – 70 of them calves – killed in what has been described as one of the deadliest lightning strikes ever. It is unclear exactly when the natural disaster occurred, but the hundreds of dead bodies were discovered on […]
Baby Born after Mum Was Struck by Lightning Still Has Static Hair a Year Later
One-year-old Kimberly Gordon was born under the most unusual circumstances. She was delivered last year by emergency C-section after her mother was struck by lightning in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Surprisingly, the miracle baby survived the electrical jolt, but with consequences – she now has the most adorable static hair that stands perfectly straight. The bizarre […]