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Crete: Lightning "Torn" a Chimney in Two - "We Thought a Bomb Had Fallen" Says the Owner, Images - iefimerida.gr

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The severe weather that hit several areas of Crete on Thursday left extensive damage behind. A family of three in Karteros, Heraklion, experienced moments of terror when, at dawn, a lightning bolt struck the chimney of their home, causing damage both to the exterior and interior of the house. At first light, the owner went up to the roof and found that the chimney had suffered significant damage since it had essentially . At the same time, probl…

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The severe weather that hit several areas of Crete on Thursday left extensive damage behind. A family of three in Karteros, Heraklion, experienced moments of terror when, at dawn, a lightning bolt struck the chimney of their home, causing damage both to the exterior and interior of the house. At first light, the owner went up to the roof and found that the chimney had suffered significant damage since it had essentially . At the same time, probl…

A loud bang woke up a family of three at dawn - The lightning caused damage to the chimney and fireplaceMore...

“We thought a bomb had fallen. That they were bombing us! The bang was so deafening.” The article Unthinkable: Lightning splits chimney in two in Karteros, Crete appeared first on Documento.

A family in the Karteros area of Heraklion, Crete, was awakened by a deafening noise in the early hours of Thursday, October 1, when lightning struck the chimney of their house, splitting it in two. More...

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A family of three in Karteros, Heraklion, Crete, experienced moments of terror in the early hours of Thursday, October 1, 2026, when lightning struck their house while everyone was sleeping. The deafening noise made the father, mother, and daughter jump out of their beds in terror, initially unable to understand what had happened.

A family of three in Karteros, Heraklion, experienced terror when lightning struck their house in the early hours of Thursday morning, causing damage.

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