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Lightning strike during storm in Sofia claims three lives

published on 9/27/22 7:39 PM

Photo: Evelina Stoyanova, BNR

Three people died in a lightning strike in the central part of Sofia, and one person was transported to Pirogov emergency hospital in the capital.

In the thunderstorm that hit the capital, two trees fell and several underpasses in the city center are flooded.

Four teams of the Emergency Assistance and Prevention department of Sofia Municipality are on the ground and are repairing the damage.

The storm was accompanied by powerful thunderstorm activity.

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