The fire in Kercem - picture David Mizzi - mynews@timesofmalta.comThe fire in Kercem - picture David Mizzi - mynews@timesofmalta.com

A thunderbolt struck a farm in Kercem, Gozo, this evening, the lightning sparking a fire in a hay barn. Three fire engines were deployed to fight the blaze. Some 2000 bales of straw were destroyed.

Earlier, a Ryanair flight bound for Malta from Bologna diverted to Trapani because of the severe thunderstorm in the Sicily-Malta Channel.

Readers reported the thunderstorm over Gozo and the Northern part of Malta.

The storm in Naxxar - Photo Chris Muscat - mynews@timesofmalta.comThe storm in Naxxar - Photo Chris Muscat - mynews@timesofmalta.com
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