Baku-APA. More than 40 people, most of them children, have been injured by lightning strikes, at a park in Paris and a football match in Germany, APA reports quoting BBC.
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Lightning struck a birthday party in the Parc Monceau, in western Paris, injuring 11 people. Four of them are in a life-threatening condition.
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The children were struck after seeking shelter under a tree, police say.
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Lightning also hit a children's football match in Hoppstaedten, leaving 35 people injured, including adults.
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Three of the victims suffered serious injuries.
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Torrential rain also halted play at the French Open as defending champion Serena Williams was about to start a match against Kristina Mladenovic.