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At least ten people, including eight adults and a 13-year-old child, were injured by lightning strikes during a handball competition in Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, on Friday evening. One person sustained severe injuries, with additional reports of a 71-year-old woman injured in Münsingen-Dottingen due to a separate lightning strike.
Authorities reported that eight adults and one 13-year-old child were among those injured at a handball competition in Rastatt, where severe lightning created hazardous conditions. The German Weather Service has warned that additional storms are expected to affect the region, potentially leading to extreme heat across several states this weekend.
Cem Özdemir, the minister-president of Baden-Württemberg, stated that thousands were “severely impacted” by the storm, promising that authorities were working “at full throttle” to mitigate the consequences for the population. With further storms anticipated, the German Weather Service has warned of potential record-breaking temperatures in the region on Saturday.
What remains unclear — It is not specified how many individuals remain in hospital following the lightning strike incidents.
More than ten injured after lightning strikes during handball match in southern Germany
Several people were left injured following lightning strikes in south west Germany (Picture: Alamy Live News.)
At least ten people were injured after severe lightning bolts wreaked havoc at a handball competition in Germany.
Eight adults and a 13-year-old child were among those hurt as 120 teams gathered in Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg on Friday evening.
One person was severely hurt in the storm, while others sustained minor injuries.
The freak weather event struck as people tried to secure tents which were in danger of blowing away at the sports ground, which was being used as a campsite.
A 71-year-old woman was also injured in a lightning strike at a sports ground in Münsingen-Dottingen.
Cars in a flooded tunnel following an intense storm in Berlin (Picture: Shutterstock)
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The lady was preparing food in a marquee when the storm suddenly hit. She was taken to hospital for treatment after suffering an electric shock.
The extreme weather saw large parts of the town left without power on Friday for up to 90 minutes.
Cem Özdemir, minister-president of Baden-Württemberg said thousands of people had been ‘severely impacted’ by the storm, with hospitals and businesses disrupted.
He wrote on X: ‘Our solidarity goes out to all those affected. All competent authorities are working at full throttle to restore supplies as quickly as possible and to keep the consequences for the population, healthcare system, and economy as minimal as possible.’
A woman walking in heavy rain on a road in Berlin(Picture: Reuters)
However, despite the outage, the power substation remained undamaged, according to Euronews.
Further storms were due to hit the area on Saturday, with the state likely to exceed its temperature record for June, the German Weather Service (DWD) said.
Other regions are also expected to experience intense heat, including Bavaria, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland as well as parts of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Berlin and Brandenburg.
Images showed heavy rain across the German capital, with cars shown stuck in the Gleim Tunnel between the neighborhoods of Wedding and Prenzlauer Berg.
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