VIDEO: Netizens astonished, terrified as lightning hits Sydney Harbour - GulfToday

VIDEO: Netizens astonished, terrified as lightning hits Sydney Harbour

  • 18 Mar 2021
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A videograb of lightning bolt that struck Sydney Harbour.

Gulf Today Report

A lightning bolt struck Sydney Harbour last Friday evening.

The video of that incredible moment was captured on a webcam.

According to the reports in local dailies, the lightning struck a few metres from a ferry parked at a quay.

 

The video has gone viral and netizens are terrified as well as astonished by the awesome phenomenon.

Many of them thanked the Almighty that the lightning didn’t strike any passerby.

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