Saturday, May 28, 2016

Paris: lightning struck the Parc Monceau, 11 injured – Le Figaro

Eight children were injured, two seriously, on Saturday afternoon at the Parc Monceau, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. Three adults were also affected. Six people in absolute emergency.

Eight children were injured by lightning, two seriously, on Saturday afternoon at the Monceau Park in 8th arrondissement of Paris, did was learned from the firefighters of the capital. Three adults were also affected. Six people in absolute emergency, five in relative urgency, according to a latest report from the police headquarters.

According to the earliest information available, children were not injured by the fall of a tree, told AFP a spokesman for the Paris fire brigade, who still could not specify 4:15 p.m. to the circumstances of the accident.Une psychological medical emergency cell has been established.

According to the mayor of Paris, it is a “hard métérologique phenomenon, sudden and unpredictable.” “We received a weather alert suggestive thunderstorms few minutes before the tragedy occurs.” Says a source at City Hall.

The case of lightning right in Paris are extremely rare. Many devices are in place, including lightning rods on buildings that are supposed to prevent such tragedies occur.

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