The airport was brought to a partial standstill after the storm – which battered the UK with up to 20,000 bolts of lightning and left hundreds of homes without power – hit a refuelling depot. Passengers rushed to board their flights to find that a lightning strike had taken out the fuel system & all flights are delayed. #Stansted pic.twitter.com/FcJo7z8p6c“Due to an earlier lightning strike, the aircraft fuelling system was unavailable for a period this morning,” said a spokesperson. The Supercar Lifestyle (@Supercar_Snaps) Without a doubt, the most furious #lightning storm over London I've EVER witnessed!!! #storm #london #thunder pic.twitter.com/Vq6oM6fhQKThe Met Office meteorologist Charlie Powell said there were somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 strikes across the UK overnight.

Source: The Guardian May 27, 2018 10:11 UTC