Lightning blows hole in church and knocks off cross
The power in his home was tripped by the lightning, Mr Beazley said.He and his son drove down to the gothic chapel where they saw firefighters had already arrived at the church.
"The cross had been hit and the front windows had been hit and there was debris about 40m away," Mr Beazley said.Image caption,North Wales Fire Service confirmed the strike damaged the roof and knocked a hole in the front of the chapel."If you live in the Rhewl area please be aware this is very unsafe and it's been cordoned off for this reason."
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