Var: Lightning strikes electrical substation in La Motte, near Draguignan

An Enedis transformer substation was struck by lightning during a storm on Thursday.

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The incident occurred in La Motte, Var, with no casualties reported.

The impact on the local power grid is still being assessed.

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