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Four dead after lightning strike on Brazilian beach | Four dead after lightning strike on Brazilian beach |
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Four people have died and another four have been injured after a lightning strike on a beach in Brazil. | Four people have died and another four have been injured after a lightning strike on a beach in Brazil. |
A violent storm suddenly rolled in on the beach at Praia Grande, catching the beachgoers unaware. | A violent storm suddenly rolled in on the beach at Praia Grande, catching the beachgoers unaware. |
Storms had ravaged Brazil’s south eastern coast over the last week, hitting the Sao Paulo area particularly hard. | Storms had ravaged Brazil’s south eastern coast over the last week, hitting the Sao Paulo area particularly hard. |
In the early hours of yesterday trees were downed by weather, cutting off public transport connections and disabling traffic lights. | In the early hours of yesterday trees were downed by weather, cutting off public transport connections and disabling traffic lights. |
Winds of up to 100kmph also blew over lamp posts and electricity pylons. | Winds of up to 100kmph also blew over lamp posts and electricity pylons. |
Local media reports firefighters as identifying the deceased as a pregnant woman, her husband, her aunt, and her uncle. A house hit by fallen trees and lamp posts close to Ibirapuera park in Sao Paulo yesterday | |
The incident took place near the city of Santos, a busy port that mainly serves nearby Sao Paulo. | The incident took place near the city of Santos, a busy port that mainly serves nearby Sao Paulo. |
Santos police told the Associated Press news agency that they did not know the condition of those who had been injured. | Santos police told the Associated Press news agency that they did not know the condition of those who had been injured. |
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