Lightning KOs Ventimiglia station control room

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 20 - Lightning on Thursday knocked out the rail station control room at Ventimigia on the Italian-French border as some 40,000 lightning bolts were reported since early morning across Liguria and 20,000 in Genoa alone as a wave of storms hit northern Italy breaking a long and brutal heatwave. At the border town, a loud bang was followed by a blackout of the control and safety systems. Lightning, after striking a pole, reportedly caused a sudden discharge inside the Ventimig...

By ANSA