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Sudden Lightning Strikes Aircraft In Guangdong, No Casualties

2016/05/31
Sky Shen

An airplane in south China’s Guangdong Province was hit by lightning yesterday afternoon, local officials said.

There were no casualties.

The Boeing 737 aircraft, which belongs to China Southern Airlines, was undergoing maintenance at the Chaoshan Airport in Jieyang when lightning struck the craft in the midst of heavy thunderstorm at about 3pm.

There were no crew or passengers on board. The maintenance staff too were away because of the heavy showers.



 

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