Properties Damaged by Lightning

Mon, 15 Aug 2022

A number of properties have been damaged by lightning overnight.

Emergency services say they were called to nine incidents in the early hours of this morning, one of which has received structural damage.

A property at Marine Drive, Port Soderick was hit but escaped any serious damage, a property at Pinehurst Glen, Douglas had suffered major damage to its roof and electrics, a property near The Garth suffered electrical damage and a property at Hillside Avenue Douglas had it chimney stack damaged by a strike.

There was also localised flooding on a number of the Island's roads.