(Julian Staehle/dpa via AP) (Associated Press)BERLIN — German authorities say two women have suffered serious injuries after being struck by lightning in the western city of Bochum. The city’s fire service says the women, in their early 20s, were walking on a footpath when lighting struck late Sunday. Western and central Germany saw heavy storms Sunday, flooding roads and basements. Firefighters in the state of Hesse rescued two women who were trapped in their car by a mudslide. Germany and other parts of Europe have been experiencing an unusually long stretch of very warm weather in May.

Source: Washington Post May 28, 2018 08:37 UTC