Two people Wednesday fatally struck by lightning in a park in Amersfoort
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Reported Veiligheidsregio Utrecht. The victims were around 14.30 in the Park Randenbroek in the south of Amersfoort while a thunderstorm. At that time drew a fierce rain and thunderstorm over Amersfoort.
The lightning struck the two victims and wounded them seriously. A resuscitation team was on the way, but their help to no avail. The two are deceased from their injuries
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In a park on the randenbroekerweg in #Amersfoort two people have been hit by lightning. Spokesman is underway. ^ NS
– VRU Utrecht (vrutrecht) May 6, 2015
Both people have the lightning strike survived. #Amersfoort ^ NS
– VRU Utrecht (vrutrecht) May 6, 2015
For the whole country is this afternoon a warning for storms that may be associated with thunderstorms, hail and heavy gusts up to 90 km / h.
Hazardous
Lightning is one of the most dangerous weather phenomena. The danger of being personally affected is relatively small. But the consequences can be severe, appeared Wednesday in Amersfoort, where two people were killed by lightning.
According to the KNMI come in the Netherlands on average one or two people a year through the natural phenomenon to life. Before, when there were fewer arresters, there were probably more. How many injuries is not known. There are also indirect victims because of outbreaks of tree falls or fire.
30,000 degrees
Lightning is a discharge between electrically charged cloud and the earth. Or between a cloud it can also lighten. The temperature rises to about 30,000 degrees Celsius and the tension in the millions of volts, the KNMI announced. In comparison, from the outlet is 220 volts, which can be fatal
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