Ccssgm 1st Gear July 24, 2008 Share July 24, 2008 LIGHTNING killed and injured a dozen people in Russia in the past two weeks . Some officials are blaming widespread use of electronic gadgets like handphones for the increase in deaths, reported CNN. On Wednesday, a lightning bolt killed three sunbathers in the town of Neftekamsk, about 1,290km east of Moscow. One victim, Marina Sadykova, 26, was among a few people on a beach along the Kama River when a storm moved in. Witnesses said they saw a sharp, blinding ray of light that raised seven metres of sand. The woman, the mother of a 5-month-old boy, was talking on a handphone when she was killed. According to police, the phone was found melted in her hand. In other parts of Russia, other instances of lightning-related deaths include the case of a 10-year-old boy riding a bike while talking on a handphone and an elderly farmer tending her potato plants. Mr Leonid Tarkov of the weather observation centre Fobos said he believes that the increase in lightning strikes may be linked to the prevalence of portable electronic devices, such as handphones or music players. 'These things are electromagnetic field carriers,' he said. 'That makes them, in essence, conductors. Thunderbolts are frequently attracted to such things, and hits are often connected with a lethal outcome.' The theory that lightning can follow the weak electromagnetic fields of such devices is rejected by virtually all scientists. But there is evidence that a lightning strike is more likely to be fatal for a person carrying any object with metal in it. Mr Tarkov himself pointed out another explanation for the surge in lightning strikes in Russia recently: The country has been hit by an unusually high number of storms. He said Moscow is 139 per cent above normal for rainfall this month, including 51mm of rain from a fierce thunderstorm on Wednesday, which is equal to five buckets of water on each square metre ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroomtattat 2nd Gear July 24, 2008 Share July 24, 2008 'These things are electromagnetic field carriers,' he said. 'That makes them, in essence, conductors. Thunderbolts are frequently attracted to such things, and hits are often connected with a lethal outcome.' Hope they strike the ERP gantries Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccssgm 1st Gear July 24, 2008 Author Share July 24, 2008 ERP where got so Easily To Strike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv3338 Clutched July 24, 2008 Share July 24, 2008 ya, strike down all the gantries.... will make sense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silhoutte Clutched July 24, 2008 Share July 24, 2008 When that happens, there is much reason to rejoice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccssgm 1st Gear July 24, 2008 Author Share July 24, 2008 If Happen, Is a Good News Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic July 6 Share July 6 Better find shelter when lighting. Man dies after lightning strike in waters off Pasir Ris Beach https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-dies-after-lightning-strike-in-waters-off-pasir-ris-beach 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_genie 6th Gear July 6 Share July 6 (edited) "An eyewitness, M*** F***, who was fishing at the beach, told ST that the group was about 100m out in the water shortly after 4pm, adding that the skies were clear when lightning struck the water." What nonsense! The sky was not clear. I stay in Pasir Ris. It was cloudy and it started raining at about 5 pm. Rained for about 1 hr. Edited July 6 by Flying_genie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahwhye 6th Gear July 6 Share July 6 This lightning is not that lightning. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pasir-ris-beach-man-dies-lightning-6233381 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ake109 Supercharged July 6 Share July 6 Chey I thought talking about some political party's logo. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator July 6 Share July 6 many cases on the golf course go unreported tho 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic July 6 Share July 6 On 7/6/2026 at 12:31 PM, Ake109 said: Chey I thought talking about some political party's logo. This one many of us kana strike already. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged July 6 Share July 6 Footballer dies after suspected lightning strike in Melaka another one in malaysia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafansu Turbocharged July 6 Share July 6 Tree behind me struck by lighting few years back, just few metres away from me as if it was hitting my car. My front windscreen turned red and I was blinded for a moment. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Supersonic July 6 Share July 6 Caves are the Safest.! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Hypersonic July 6 Share July 6 Think during wee hours when there was very loud thunder for few times before it starts to rain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Supersonic July 6 Share July 6 Never did Evil Deeds,no scare Thunder or Lightning.! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 7 Share July 7 On 7/6/2026 at 9:20 AM, Flying_genie said: "An eyewitness, M*** F***, who was fishing at the beach, told ST that the group was about 100m out in the water shortly after 4pm, adding that the skies were clear when lightning struck the water." What nonsense! The sky was not clear. I stay in Pasir Ris. It was cloudy and it started raining at about 5 pm. Rained for about 1 hr. Think my wife say supposedly no cat 1 declared then. So just cloudy weather. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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