Greece hit more about 3,000 times by lightning on Monday’s storms

Lightning struck Greece around 3,000 times during the powerful rainstorms that swept the country on Monday, mainly over sea areas, according to the National Observatory of Athens.

The lightning was detected by the ZEUS long-range lightning detection system operated by the observatory.

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