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Three dead after lightning strike near White House - BBC
Aug 06, 2022 44 secs
An elderly couple from Wisconsin are among three dead after they were struck by lightning near the White House in Washington DC, police say.

The park's proximity to the seat of the US presidency meant members of the US Secret Service were among the first people to tend to the victims.

"We are praying for those still fighting for their lives," said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

The lightning struck the four people near a tree by the fence that surrounds the White House complex.

According to US health data, about 40m lightning strikes hit the ground in the US each year, but the odds of someone being struck are less than one in a million, and almost 90% of all such victims survive.

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