Fascinating thread, thanks to all who've contributed. Sad to read about some of those affected and it seems some airports are better than others at protecting their workers ( and passengers!).
Not entirely reassuring as someone who lives in the tropics and occasionally finds myself outside as nature unleashes its fury! When the lightning and thunder start occurring near simultaneously and there's nowhere to duck into it's not a particularly comfortable place to be. Also quite alarming reading about numerous strikes when there was no rain around. I know the odds are low but a friend's sister was actually killed by a strike so I guess that makes me more hyper aware.