It's unknown whether all 323 animals were killed by one lightning strike. NNI employees were flown into the hard-to-access area on Sunday to count the dead reindeer and take samples from their bodies. “We’ve heard about animals being struck by lightning and killed, but I don’t remember hearing about lightning killing animals on this scale before. Story continues below… It has not yet been determined whether the dead reindeer will be left where they are or removed. Approximately 10,000 reindeer migrate over an area of ​​8,000 square kilometres on Hardangervidda, making it Norway’s largest wild reindeer range.

Source: The Local August 29, 2016 08:26 UTC