Accidents: Ten injured in a lightning strike in a barn near Salzwedel

B Saturday night, especially in central and northern Germany, several people were injured and serious damage was caused locally. For example, ten people were injured by a lightning strike in a barn roof in Saxony-Anhalt, including five children. In East Friesland, Leer reported the inhabitants of a breeze in the district of Loga.

As announced the Salzwedel Police in Saxony-Anhalt, was held on the property with the barn at the baptism of Neuferchau and a birthday party with about 40 participants. When lightning struck late Saturday afternoon, five children played in the barn. They suffered burns and shock.

In a tent next to the barn, five revelers were burned by lightning on the metal parts. The 10 injured were taken to nearby hospitals, safe for their livelihoods

A fire in a townhouse in Nöda, Thuringia, also caused a fire on Saturday night. The lightning had set fire to the skylight of the roof and some of the roof framing, as had been announced by the Erfurt police. Many firefighters were able to extinguish the flames. According to initial estimates, the damage amounted to 150,000 euros

Police and firefighters also reported occasional weather missions from other parts of Germany. About Leer District drew late Saturday afternoon fire information "a short but very heavy storm". In extremely violent thunderstorms with heavy rains and hail, Leer-Loga crashed in a few minutes on several trees and blocked entire streets, as announced by firefighters Sunday

. Several trees also fell on the railway line between Leer and Oldenburg. In the neighboring Uplengen, a tree fell on a car. Inmates were shot with minor injuries. In total, the Feuerwehr Leer counted after the short storm more than 140 missions

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the highway 2 between crossroads Herford-Ost and Vlotho-Exter was temporarily closed on Saturday evening because bad weather crashed down the road had blown. The fire department and Autobahnmeisterei have cleared the highway.