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Hand of the statue of Christ after lightning strike

group of workers beginning inspection and repair of the statue of Christ in the hands of the Brazilian Rio de Janeiro. During the night a thunderstorm January 17, lightning struck the arm statui.

Statue of Jesus was erected at 709-meter altitude in the period from 1922 to 1931. The statue is 38 meters and the arm span of 28 m. The monument is equipped with a lightning rod, but not all lightning strikes in nego.




Source: mirfactov.com/