At least 18 people, including 11 minors, have been injured when they were hit by lightning in the north of the Czech Republicwhen they had taken shelter from the rain under a tree, the Liberec hospital reported this Monday.

The incident occurred around noon on Sunday, during the Children’s Day celebration in the northern city of Liberec, in the midst of inclement weather. several people who had taken shelter from the rain under a tree They were unconscious after the lightning strike, indicated the spokesperson for the aforementioned hospital, which treated 15 injured (seven adults and eight children).

Another clinic in the neighboring town of Jablonec took care of two people, and the Prague Children’s Hospital took care of another child, who was transferred there by helicopter. None of the injured suffered burns or required surgery. Most were left unconscious. Five had to be revived by rescue services. Others lost the ability to move their limbs.