Dozens injured by freak lightning strikes across Europe

Freak lightning strikes across Europe have injured dozens of people, including children and some are fighting for their lives.

It's been a horror ending for an outdoor birthday party in Paris, with at least three children suffering life-threatening injuries after being struck by lightning in a Paris park.

Five other youngsters and three adults were also hit.

On the same day in Germany a freak lightning storm seriously injured three adults at a football match, with 29 children sent to hospital for monitoring.

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