A man, in serious condition after being electrocuted by lightning in Amposta

A men is found in serious condition when being electrocuted after a lightning strike. The victim has received the impact while I was fishing on Eucalyptus beach, halfway between Amposta and Deltebre (Montsià).

The System of Medical Emergencies of the Generalitat (SEM) received the notice at 6:07 p.m. on Saturday afternoon and traveled with three ambulances to the place where the victim received the impact and was later transferred to the Vall d’Hebron hospital from Barcelona.

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The Terres de l’Ebre sector is being one of the most affected by the electric storms during this Saturday afternoon. Given the risk of hail and bad weather, the Meteorological Service of Catalonia SMC) published at 5:45 p.m. a warning for violent weather for the counties of Alt and Baix Camp, Baix Ebre, Montsià, Ribera d’Ebre and Tarragonès.

These intense precipitations have been accompanied by electrical equipment and have discharged strongly in the extreme south in the early afternoon and then moved towards the Alt and Baix Camp and Tarragonès sectors. In Amposta, 31 liters have been collected and in the Illa de Buda a total of 22.

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