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Lightning Hits Children's Soccer Match In Germany, 35 Hurt

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 May, 2016 12:17 PM
    BERLIN — Police in Germany say 35 people have been taken to the hospital after lightning struck a children's soccer match in western Germany.
     
    Three adults were seriously injured in the incident Saturday afternoon in Hoppstaetten, including the referee. Another 32 people, among them 30 children aged from nine to 11, were taken to the hospital as a precaution, the dpa news agency reported.
     
    The game had just finished when lightning struck suddenly at about 2 p.m., police spokesman Dominik Lentz told n-tv television.
     
    He says "according to what everyone present says, there were no clouds in the sky ... so that this incident couldn't have been expected."
     
    Parts of western Germany have seen storms, heavy rain and hail over the past two days.
     
    CHILDREN FIGHT TO LIVE AFTER LIGHTNING HITS 11 IN PARIS PARK
     
     
    PARIS — Eight children and three adults in Paris were struck by lightning Saturday after a sudden spring storm sent bolts crashing down upon a children's birthday party in a city park, a fire official said.
     
    The victims had sought shelter under a tree at Park Monceau, a popular weekend hangout for well-to-do families in Paris.
     
    Paris fire service spokesman Eric Moulin said six of those hit were seriously injured, including four children and two adults — and four of them were in life-threatening condition. He said five others had been slightly injured by the lightning, including four children.
     
    An off-duty fireman visiting a nearby museum ran immediately to the scene and saw nine of the 11 victims prone on the ground under the tree, Moulin told The Associated Press. The fireman administered first aid, including heart massages, and helped direct rescuers to the scene.
     
    "He saw who was the most seriously wounded. He did a quick triage of the victims. He did first aid. He alerted the rescue services," Moulin said. "Without his actions, it would have been much worse."
     
    He gave the children's ages as around 9 years old.
     
    One Paris resident who lives near the park and saw the lightning crash down said it was rare to see such a wild storm hitting the French capital.
     
    "It was dramatic," said resident Jean-Louis Laurens.

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