A video has gone viral on social media showing a lightning strike causing damage and splitting a mountain in southern Saudi Arabia.
The video was originally shared by a Twitter user Aimen Dean on Thursday that showed a lightning strike causing damage and splitting a mountain in southern Saudi Arabia.
Dean said in his tweet: “If you ever wondered if a lightening strike could split mountain rock, then see the reply to this tweet It happened in southern Saudi Arabia.”
The video showed a huge lightning strike above a mountain. A second video showed the aftermath of the strike, with apparent damage and large cracks to the mountain which had been split as a result.
If you ever wondered if a lightening strike 🌩 could split mountain rock, then see the reply to this tweet🤯😬
— Aimen Dean (@AimenDean) May 12, 2021
It happened in southern Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/q7XAj8LOHh
Aftermath pic.twitter.com/FQYEHctGaD
— Aimen Dean (@AimenDean) May 12, 2021
Lightning is electricity in the atmosphere, and lightning strikes can occur in the sky and can also come down on the ground, causing damage. A typical lightning flash is about 300 million Volts and about 30,000 Amps, whereas a household current is 120 Volts and 15 Amps.