一提到闪电，相信每个人都会惊异于它的魅力，然而它却是致人死亡的最常见的自然灾害之一。
Last Friday, at least 5 people were killed by lightning in Nepal.
Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths during natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year, and of those, seventy people die. That is, more people are killed by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes.
Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters.
“If you hear the thunder, you are in danger from lightning，” said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross.
“Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any time, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until the storm has ended. The most important thing to remember is to seek shelter，” Lopes said.
Summer is the peak time for lightning storms, so when lightning strikes across the sky, remember these safety tips：
◆Stop working, fishing, swimming or playing in open fields.
◆Do not stand under a tree.
◆Get off bicycles and motorcycles.
◆Crouch down (蹲下) if there is no shelter.
◆Avoid open spaces, wire fences, metal objects and electrical objects such as hairdryers.
