Skåne Royal Monument Destroyed by Lightning
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A monument to the death of Sweden's Crown Prince Karl Augustus in 1810 has been completely destroyed after being struck by lightning in Kvidinge, Skåne. – Suddenly, lightning and a bang came at the same time without warning - it just slammed, says Henrik Hollén, who lives next door to the monument, to Helsingborgs Dagblad.
A monument in Kvidinge in Åstorp municipality has been completely destroyed after a lightning strike on Monday evening. The rescue service has cordoned off the monument ...
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand & Sven Väpnargård. After a lightning strike in Åstorp last night, the Kvidinge Monument was destroyed. Now a major effort is underway to investigate the damage and whether there is a continued risk of collapse. – The rescue services were there last night and secured the site. We had contact with them and got a clear idea immediately of what had happened. I could hardly believe it was true… Source


The rescue service has cordoned off a monument in Kvidinge after it collapsed due to a lightning strike.
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