Lightning has struck two Southland houses on Tuesday. (File photo)Two houses have been struck by lightning during wild weather in Southland on Tuesday. The lightning struck a power pole, went through the houses cutting power to both. READ MORE:* How does the MetService count lightning strikes? * Lightning strikes more than 3000 times in two hours as wild weather threatensRain and thunderstorms hit the Invercargill area on Tuesday afternoon.

Source: Stuff May 14, 2019 05:16 UTC