Lightning Show in Venezuela
Source: The Associated Press
Posted: 12/02/09 9:36AM
Filed Under: Environment
They say that lightning never strikes twice, but nothing could be further from the truth for residents of a small village in western Venezuela where a unique meteorological phenomenon sets the sky alight for nearly half the year.
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COCKERMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 21: A gaggle of geese walk down the flood damaged High Street in the centre of Cockermouth on November 21, 2009 in Cockermouth, United Kingdom. A major rescue operation is underway after severe weather conditions caused floods cutting off villages and towns in England's lake District. Cumbria Police have also reported that one of their officers died after a bridge collapsed in Workington (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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COCKERMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 21: Two women embrace as they return to their flood damaged homes on November 21, 2009 in Cockermouth, United Kingdom. A major rescue operation is underway after severe weather conditions caused floods cutting off villages and towns in England's lake District. Cumbria Police have also reported that one of their officers died after a bridge collapsed in Workington. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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COCKERMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 21: Two women embrace as they return to their flood damaged home on November 21, 2009 in Cockermouth, United Kingdom. A major rescue operation is underway after severe weather conditions caused floods cutting off villages and towns in England's lake District. Cumbria Police have also reported that one of their officers died after a bridge collapsed in Workington. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Insurers loss adjusters arrive at flood damaged properties in Cockermouth, north-west England, on November 21, 2009. Some 314 millimetres of rain fell in 24 hours over scenic Cumberland in northwest England earlier in the week, causing floods that swept a policeman to his death and destroyed bridges. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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COCKERMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 21: Inspectors from the RSPCA Rescue Team head to reunite dogs Smudge, Kerry and Molly with their owners after retrieving them from flooded homes on November 21, 2009 in Cockermouth, United Kingdom. A major rescue operation is underway after severe weather conditions caused floods cutting off villages and towns in England's lake District. Cumbria Police have also reported that one of their officers died after a bridge collapsed in Workington. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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A dog is returned to his owner after being rescued from a flooded house in Cockermouth, northwest England, on November 21, 2009. Some 314 millimetres of rain fell in 24 hours over scenic Cumberland in northwest England earlier in the week, causing floods that swept a policeman to his death and destroyed bridges. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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A resident clears out his flood-damaged home in Cockermouth, northwest England, on November 21, 2009. Some 314 millimetres of rain fell in 24 hours over scenic Cumberland in northwest England earlier in the week, causing floods that swept a policeman to his death and destroyed bridges. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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COCKERMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 21: Liz Fitton is reunited with her dog Molly after being rescued by an RSPCA rescue team on November 21, 2009 in Cockermouth, United Kingdom. A major rescue operation is underway after severe weather conditions caused floods cutting off villages and towns in England's lake District. Cumbria Police have also reported that one of their officers died after a bridge collapsed in Workington. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Liz Fitton
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A gym owner clears debris from an exercise room that was flooded in Cockermouth, northwest England, on November 21, 2009. Some 314 millimetres of rain fell in 24 hours over scenic Cumberland in northwest England earlier in the week, causing floods that swept a policeman to his death and destroyed bridges. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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