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Evening Standard
Eric Williams

UK hit by hundreds of lightning strikes on Saturday amid heavy rainfall

The Met Office said there were hundreds of lightning strikes across the UK on Saturday (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

Heavy rain, hail and thunder hit southern England and the East Midlands on Saturday as the UK saw around 400 lightning strikes.

The heavy rainfall caused some flooding and National Highways said parts of the M18 in Yorkshire were closed on Saturday and parts of the M40 near Warwick remained closed on Sunday.

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