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Storms kill 4, injure 100 more in Germany

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Published: July 2, 2012 at 9:04 AM

BERLIN, July 2 (UPI) -- Weekend electrical storms killed four people, injured at least 100 others, caused power outages and disrupted train service across Germany, officials said.

Officials said a woman was killed in Bavaria Saturday when a tree fell on her car while three women golfers were killed by a lightning strike Friday in Hessen, German news agency DAPD reported.

Many of the people who were wounded sustained their injuries while outdoors, DAPD said Sunday. At least 51 festival-goers were hurt, nine seriously, when lightning struck a mast at the "With Full Force" heavy metal outdoor festival in Saxony.

A festival in Baden-Wurttemberg was cut short Sunday after wind tossed tents and debris, injuring at least 10 attendees. Eighteen others were injured at a Volksfest in Bavaria when wind-blown tree branches were hurled into the crowd, officials said.

The German weather service said 8,135 lightning strikes were recorded in the Berlin area alone.

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