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The result was: promoted by Z1720 (talk) 23:51, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
... that a lightning strike in Egypt in 1994 led to 469 deaths after oil tanks were ignited, flooding the village of Dronka with burning fuel? Source: "The tragedy near Dronka (alternatively Durunka), Egypt, on 2 November, 1994: During a set of very severe thunderstorms over the area that caused much damage and flash flooding, a flash of lightning ignited three oil storage tanks each holding about 5,000 tons of aircraft or diesel fuel. These tanks were located on a railway line that subsequently collapsed as floodwaters built up behind it. The fuel caught fire from the lightning strike and the floodwaters swept the blazing fuel into the village, killing a very large number of people ... 469 individuals" from:"World: Highest Mortality Lightning". World Meteorological Organization's World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
ALT1: ... that a lightning strike in Egypt in 1994 caused 469 deaths, the most on record to be attributed to a single bolt? Source: "World: Highest Mortality Due to Lightning Record Value 469 individuals" from: "World: Highest Mortality Lightning". World Meteorological Organization's World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:57, 2 February 2022 (UTC).
Overall: @Dumelow: Nice work on this short but interesting article. The only thing that remains before I can approve this is a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 01:47, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
@Dumelow: Nice work on this short but interesting article. The only thing that remains before I can approve this is a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 01:47, 4 February 2022 (UTC)