Lightning strike puts 35 people, 30 of them children, into hospital
Police in Germany said 35 people were taken to hospital after lightning struck a children's football match.
Three adults were seriously injured in the strike in Hoppstadten, including the referee.
Another 32 people, among them 30 children ranging in age from nine to 11, were taken to hospital as a precaution, the dpa news agency reported.
The game had just finished when lightning struck suddenly at about 2pm, police spokesman Dominik Lentz told n-tv television.
"According to what everyone present says, there were no clouds in the sky, so this incident couldn't have been expected," he said.
Parts of western Germany have seen storms, heavy rain and hail over the past two days.
