On 2 November 1994 a lightning strike ignited three diesel and aircraf...

On 2 November 1994 a lightning strike ignited three diesel and aircraf...

wikipedia - 12 Feb 2022
On 2 November 1994 a lightning strike ignited three diesel and aircraft fuel tanks belonging to the Egyptian Army strategic reserve near Dronka, Asyut Governorate. The flaming oil leaked from the tanks and was carried by floodwater into the village. More than 200 houses were destroyed and 469 people killed.

21 dead from a single lightning strike — and four more new weather mortality records

The Washington Post - 19 May 2017
21 dead from a single lightning strike — and four more new weather mortality records ...

November 2, 1994: 500 die as lightning strikes Egypt complex | Today History – Gulf News

Gulf News - 01 Nov 2017
November 2, 1994: 500 die as lightning strikes Egypt complex | Today History – Gulf News ...

Almost 500-mile-long lightning bolt crossed three US states

BBC.com - 01 Feb 2022
Almost 500-mile-long lightning bolt crossed three US states ...

WMO releases list of the deadliest weather events

Earth.com - 18 May 2017
WMO releases list of the deadliest weather events ...

World records for extreme weather-related mortality

Royal Meteorological Society - 26 Jun 2017
World records for extreme weather-related mortality ...

Single lightning flash stretching over 700 kilometres across Brazil in 2019 creates new record: UN

Deccan Herald - 26 Jun 2020
Single lightning flash stretching over 700 kilometres across Brazil in 2019 creates new record: UN ...

Egyptian disaster toll nears 300

UPI News - 02 Nov 1994
Egyptian disaster toll nears 300 ...

Deadly bolts from the blue: 9 times lightning strikes shocked the world

India Today - 22 Jun 2016
Deadly bolts from the blue: 9 times lightning strikes shocked the world ...

Tornadoes, lightning and hailstones the size of oranges… worst ever ‘weather disasters’ revealed...

The Sun - 18 May 2017
Tornadoes, lightning and hailstones the size of oranges… worst ever ‘weather disasters’ revealed... ...

Almost 500-mile-long lightning bolt crossed three US states

FBC News - 02 Feb 2022
Almost 500-mile-long lightning bolt crossed three US states ...

1994 Dronka lightning strike