Two bolts of lightning strike in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia in 2016. Photo: DPAA 73-year-old woman was struck by lightning and killed in the western city of Aachen. The German Weather Service (DWD) issued weather warnings for heavy storms around Hamburg, and in Bremen two basements were flooded, according to Spiegel. Heavy rain also swept across Franconia. SEE ALSO: Weekend of sun to be eclipsed by cloud and rainSpiegel also reports that dying by lightning strike is very rare, noting that according to the Federal Statistical Office, just 277 people were killed by lightning in Germany between 1980 and 2014.

Source: The Local May 30, 2017 12:56 UTC