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Thunderstorms lash Germany after a day of heat
Jul 3, 2009, 17:05 GMT
Berlin - Thunderstorms lashed western and southern Germany Friday after a day of summer heat, with torrential rain flooding highways and lightning strikes causing non-fatal injuries.
In one case, five people at a hill-country camping ground, at Hauenstein near the French border, were injured by a lightning bolt. Lightning set fire to a pigshed in Bavaria, killing 20 animals.
Similar storms hit the region on Thursday. In some places, 100 litres of rain per square metre fell in a few minutes, causing local flash floods.
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