Was anyone killed because of the severe weather in the Los Angeles area on June 3rd?
LOS ANGELES — Southern California’s strange streak of early June weather was likely to continue Thursday, as dozens of lightning-sparked wildfires mixed with scattered rains in a storm that left two women dead. Both the fires and storm hit hardest in San Bernardino County, where a lightning bolt struck and killed a 40-year-old woman Wednesday as she was standing under a tree in a Fontana neighborhood. Police said residents found her face down on the sidewalk after one bolt killed her and another damaged the sidewalk nearby. Her name has not been released. “She was hit with a very significant jolt of lightning that left a gaping hole in her neck,” Fontana police Sgt. Jeff Decker said. “It burned down her body and blew out the bottom of her shoes,” Decker said. “Her upper body clothing was blown about 30 feet away from her body.” Hours earlier another woman, 31-year-old Elena Martinez, died after a wind-blown tree crushed her car as she drove in the San Bernardino Mountains during a thun
There have been no reports of death due to the severe weather in Los Angeles on June 3rd. This week, Southern California is celebrating “Sun Safety Week” in order to let people know what to do in the case of severe heat or with severe sunburn. It is a worry for many people living in the area as they often have weather with high temperatures. Sources: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/02/content_11471709.
