Two struck by lightning as heavy storms hit Brisbane

Two people have been struck by lightning and taken to hospital during a night of heavy storms across south-east Queensland. One woman reported neck pain after the strike on Yandina Bli Bli Road, Yandina about 12.43am.

About two hours later another suffered minor burns when struck at her home on Coutts Drive, Burpengary. Some Anzac Day services were cancelled amid heavy rain in south-east Queensland. Credit: Felicity Caldwell Neither is in a life-threatening condition.



Flash flooding hit parts of south-east Queensland overnight, with some Anzac Day services cancelled in parts of Brisbane, on the Sunshine Coast, and on the Gold Coast. Loading The worst hit areas had more than 230 millimetres of rainfall. Heavy storms lashed Brisbane from about 5am.

“We saw some very slow and intense thunderstorms in the early hours of the morning,” meteorologist Christie Johnson said..