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 by Staff Writers Brisbane, Australia (AFP) Dec 8, 2020
Thirteen primary school students and two teachers were taken to hospital after lightning struck a school sportsfield on Australia's east coast on Tuesday. The children, aged between between 10 and 12 years old, were playing on the field at their school in Queensland when the bolt struck nearby, a spokesman for the local ambulance service said. The group was treated for numbness in their legs and "mild tingling", with one teacher complaining of chest pains, Greg Christensen told AFP. "It is believed lightning came down between two trees on the oval where the kids were playing," he said. The kids "were pretty wound up" after the incident but there were no signs of physical injury, he added. "It could have turned out very differently... with burns and other injuries, but lucky we had none of that there today." The group was taken to hospital for observation.
Ice storms in Russia's Far East prompts state of emergency Vladivostok, Russia (AFP) Nov 20, 2020 Freak ice storms following an abnormal weather phenomenon has left 150,000 people without water and electricity in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok and prompted a state of emergency. The exceptional weather brought down cables and trees with the government of the Primorsky region declaring a state of emergency. "The situation with the electricity supply remains very difficult - the destruction is widespread," the regional administration's deputy head Elena Parkhamenko said. She s ... read more
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