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Lightning strike leaves two critically injured Lightning strikes in Brecon Beacons leave two dead
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Two people have been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by lightning on Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons. Two people have died and two others are in hospital after separate lightning strikes in the Brecon Beacons, the Prince Charles hospital in Merthyr Tydfil has said. In one incident, three people were struck by lightning at about midday while walking together in the area around Pen y Fan mountain in Powys. Two of them, one a man in his 50s, sustained life-threatening injuries and were flown by RAF Sea King helicopter to the hospital. One of them later died. The other person was killed by a separate strike.
The pair, one of them a man in his 50s, were flown by RAF Sea King helicopter to Prince Charles hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. A statement on the hospital’s Facebook page said: “As a result of two separate lightning strikes today in the Brecon Beacons, we can confirm that two people have died, another has been transferred to Morriston hospital because of burns, and one other person continues to receive treatment at Prince Charles hospital.”
A third person was taken to hospital by ambulance but did not have life-threatening injuries, the Wales ambulance service said. Three fire crews were also called to a fire at a house in Ferwig near Cardigan after lightning struck its roof, according to the Mid and West Wales fire and rescue service.
Emergency services including mountain rescue teams were called to the scene of the incident, which happened at about midday. After a break in the weather following a period of high temperatures, further rain is expected on Monday in the south-west of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The south-east may escape the showers, with the highest temperatures reaching around 24C (75F).
Three fire crews were also called to a fire at a house in Verwig near Cardigan after a lightning struck its roof, the Mid and West Wales fire and rescue service said.
After a break in the weather following last week’s high temperatures, further rain is expected on Monday in the south-west of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The south-east may escape the showers, with the highest temperatures around 24C.