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CDU politician dies after lightning strike: MDR reports of dramatic scenes

2020-06-16T13:59:14.487Z


During the weekend, storms in Germany showed their deadly violence. A 44-year-old died from a lightning strike. He is said to have been a CDU local politician.


During the weekend, storms in Germany showed their deadly violence. A 44-year-old died from a lightning strike. He is said to have been a CDU local politician.

  • The weather * in Germany was sometimes extreme at the weekend .
  • Heavy storms * swept across the country on Saturday and at night on Sunday.
  • A 44-year-old man died in Höhnstedt (Saxony-Anhalt) due to a lightning strike. He is said to have been a CDU politician.

Halle (Saale) - On Saturday evening (June 13), a storm in the north of the Saalekreis  showed its deadly violence. A lightning bolt struck a 44-year-old man at a grill party in Höhnstedt . That reported the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung .

According to the police, the man is said to have celebrated with some other people in a garden. To relieve himself, he had placed himself under the pylons of a high-voltage line . The lightning struck there around 9:20 p.m., according to the report in the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung .

"To our knowledge, this has been the worst incident of the storm so far ," police spokesman Ralf Karlstedt told the local newspaper. The man died by the force of nature. Any help came too late. Partygoers had tried in vain to reanimate the 44-year-old. The MDR reported

Severe weather: 44-year-old CDU politician killed by Blitz (Saxony-Anhalt)

According to Bild.de  (behind payment barrier), the 44-year-old victim is supposed to be a CDU local politician who was a member of the local council and soon wanted to move into the district council . The celebration is said to have taken place on a lot of trees. The electricity pylon was made of wood and therefore not easily distinguishable from the trees.

At the weekend, violent storms, especially in the east of Germany, led to several accidents. On Saturday, 350,000 lightning strikes were detected and gusts of wind reached a speed of 90 kilometers per hour. This reported the portal German storm radar on Twitter. 

Today, more than 350,000 lightning strikes have already been detected, in addition there was local hail of 3 cm, rainfall> 50 mm and gusts of wind up to 90 km / h. Here is an overview of the weather data: https://t.co/raB2KFgH4T pic.twitter.com/Ove2dzofpM

- German storm radar (@UWR_de) June 13, 2020

Video: The weather in Germany - everything is possible

Heavy storms also swept across Bavaria. In Swabia, a 30-year-old pregnant woman * had to escape from the flames caused by lightning. That reports merkur.de *. In Berlin, a storm caused spectacular shots that were reminiscent of the film "Independence Day".

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* merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

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