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Date: Sat Jun 12 2004 - 15:41:43 EDT


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INTERNATIONAL:

10 killed by lightning
Daily Times - Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Ten people were killed and dozens were injured when lightning
struck them in various parts of the country on Tuesday night. ...
<http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-6-2004_pg7_5>

INDIA News > Lightning kills 90 sheep in Himachal Pradesh
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
Lightning struck a flock of sheep grazing atop a mountain meadow in Himachal
Pradesh, killing 86 sheep and injuring several others, officials said.
...
<http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/index.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=21983>

TALK of ghosts as village mourns lightning deaths
East African Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
... The latest tragedy was not the first in the area. During the last one
and-a-half years, at least 17 people have died after they were struck
by lightning. ...
<http://www.eastandard.net/headlines/news08060410.htm>

LIGHTNING claims 5 lives in State
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
Ahmedabad, June 9: LIGHTNING has claimed five lives and injured two others
in the past 24 hours across the State, even as pre-monsoon showers accompanied
by ...
<http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=87219>

INDIA> South Gujarat experiences heavy rainfall; Lightning kills ...
Webindia123.com - India
23-year-old Jaysinh Padvi was killed when lightning struck him at Nani
Pipal village in Songadh taluka of this district at around 2215 hrs, sources
said. ...
<http://www.webindia123.com/news/m_details.asp?newscode=56577&catcode=ENG3&subcatcode=>

LIGHTNING kills pupil and injures two
GhanaWeb - Accra,Ghana
Mpasatia (Ash), June 11, GNA- Master Samuel Atonu, a nine-year-old pupil
of the Peace International School at Mpasatia near Nkawie in the Atwima
district, was ...
<http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=59565>

UNITED STATES:

MAN killed by lightning
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA
The Lexington County Coroner's Office and the Lexington County Police
Department
are investigating an apparent lightning strike that has claimed one life.
...
<http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2004/06/09/news/news10.txt>

33 people forced to evacuate after lightning strikes apartment ...
WOOD-TV - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
(Wyoming, June 9, 2004, 7:23 am) More than a dozen people were forced out
of a Wyoming apartment complex after lightning struck one of the buildings.
...
<http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1928884&nav=0RceNm19>

LIGHTNING sparks 25-acre fire near Marion
Daily Inter Lake - Kalispell,MT,USA
The lightning-caused fire was reported Friday at 4:30 pm in the Gunsight
Pass area about 10 miles northwest of Marion, according to Jeremy Pris,
fire ...
<http://www.dailyinterlake.com/NewsEngine/SelectStory_AD.tpl?command=search&db=news.db&eqskudata=31-815392-50>

GARAGE hit by lightning
Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Attleboro,MA,USA
A thunderstorm that moved through the area Wednesday night caused a garage
fire in Plainville when a lightning bolt struck it, and dumped up to a
quarter of an ...
<http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2004/06/11/city/city3.txt>

LIGHTNING Strikes Raleigh Home
NBC 17.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
RALEIGH, NC -- A Raleigh house was struck by lightning Thursday night as
thunderstorms rolled through central North Carolina. Just ...
<http://www.nbc17.com/news/3408151/detail.html>

LIGHTNING strikes church steeple
Kentucky Post - Covington,KY,USA
By Kevin Eigelbach. Lightning struck the steeple of Christ Baptist Church
in Cold Spring on Friday afternoon, causing an estimated $15,000 damage.
...
<http://www.kypost.com/2004/06/12/steep061204.html>

LIGHTNING Sparks Fire That Nearly Destroys Chesapeake Church
WAVY-TV - Portsmouth,VA,USA
Parishioners are mourning the near loss of their place of worship after
lightning Thursday night sparked a fire that nearly destroyed the Community
Church of ...
<http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=1934856&nav=23iiNqCr>

RITTER family loses home to fire after a lightning strike
News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
... what they could. A burst of lightning sends an Ithaca home up in flames.
The family lost just about everything inside. But this ...
<http://news10now.com/content/all_news/?ArID=21316&SecID=83>

LIGHTNING strike, hail, heavy winds wreak havoc
Flint Journal - Flint,MI,USA
A historic Carriage Town home caught fire when lightning struck its roof
during a series of powerful storms that rolled through the area Wednesday
afternoon. ...
<http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/index.ssf?/base/news-21/1086881353151730.xml>

LIGHTNING hits nursing home
Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo,MI,USA
STURGIS -- Residents at the Thurston Woods Village nursing home were evacuated
to a central area in the building Tuesday evening after a lightning bolt
hit the ...
<http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1086889815323650.xml>

HOUSE Ignited By Lightning
WLUC-TV - Negaunee,MI,USA
Quick action by firefighters helped to minimize damage after a lightning
strike ignited a home in Chocolay Township. The blaze was ...
<http://www.wluctv6.com/Global/story.asp?S=1928948&nav=81AXNm5B>

LIGHTNING sparks fire in Ashland
Shrewsbury Chronicle - Shrewsbury,MA,USA
ASHLAND -- A lightning strike last night triggered a blaze at the Chestnut
Street storage facility of a construction company that kept 20 firefighters
from ...
<http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=70460>

LIGHTNING causes house fire
Capital News 9 - Albany,NY,USA
It happened on Frank Street during Wednesday's storm. A 91-year-old woman
was home at the time and escaped unharmed. At the height ...
<http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/?ArID=78758&SecID=33>

LIGHTNING sparks house fires in Twin Cities
KSTP - St. Paul,MN,USA
OAK GROVE - Last night's lightning struck some homes in the metro area,
keeping many firefighters busy. At least four house fires ...
<http://www.kstp.com/article/view/148799/>

LIGHTNING strikes homes in recent storms
The Colony Courier Leader - The Colony,TX,USA
... Meanwhile in The Colony, a home in the 4200 block of Standridge Drive
sustained heavy fire and water damage last week after being struck by
lightning, said The ...
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1426&dept_id=528214&newsid=11907752&PAG=461&rfi=9>

2 workers fall off Miramar roof after lightning strikes nearby ...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
MIRAMAR -- Two construction workers building a roof were injured Monday
morning when lightning struck a nearby crane and they fell to the ground.
...
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-67lightning,0,6457380.story?coll=sfla-news-broward>
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LIGHTNING storm knocks KVLU off air
Port Arthur News - Port Arthur,TX,USA
... During Friday's intense thunderstorm lightning struck the KVLU transmission
tower in Rose City not once, but twice, shorting out the station's transmission
and ...
<http://www.panews.com/articles/2004/06/08/news/news01.txt>

LIGHTNING sparks three fires on Gila: prescribed burns continue
Silver City Daily Press - Silver City,NM,USA
... Forest Service personnel will be on the lookout for more fires during
the next day or two, as smoldering embers from the weekend's lightning
could erupt into ...
<http://www.thedailypress.com/artman/publish/article_771.shtml>

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