After the deadly lightning strike near Stuttgart, doctors are still fighting for the life of a 43-year-old. A 35-year-old man died Sunday as a result of the incident that happened on Saturday. The woman, an eleven-year-old boy and a mother with two children were also under the tree in the municipality of Unterensingen in the Esslingen district when the lightning struck.
Like the 35-year-old, the 43-year-old and the boy suffered life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospitals in the region. According to a police spokesman, while the child was doing a little better on Sunday, the woman was still in intensive care.
Lightning Protection: Crouch down, arms around knees
The other woman, a 40-year-old, was less seriously injured. Her children, a 4-year-old boy and a girl, almost 11 months old, were shocked. According to the police, they were in a bicycle trailer at the time of the storm. First responders took care of the injured until they were taken to hospitals. The rescue service was on site with a large contingent. About 15 other people had taken shelter in a barn.
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The Federal Working Group (BAG) for more safety for children advises to seek shelter in a building or a closed car during thunderstorms. Outdoors you should look for a flat spot or, even better, a deepening. “Squat down, feet close together, arms around knees.”
Weather: Strong thunderstorms announced again in Berlin today
Thunderstorms had swept across Baden-Württemberg all weekend. Lightning also struck elsewhere or streets were briefly under water. According to previous knowledge, it was nowhere as dramatic as in Unterensingen.
Hot, muggy air masses in parts of Germany also bring strong thunderstorms and local storms at the start of the week. Today, in the morning from the south-west to the north-east, heavy cloud cover with sometimes heavy thunderstorms is spreading, the German Weather Service in Offenbach announced on Sunday. These would also reach the east in the afternoon. Local storms are possible in some areas.
2023-08-14 06:29:07
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