Paris: The Eiffel tower was struck by lightning as storms and heavy downpours hit the French capital. The spectacular and rare video of the strike on Monday was caught on a Paris web cam.
Many parts of northern and western France were put on Orange Storm Alert. Heavy rains and thunderstorms have been sweeping across the country in recent days and Paris was hit hard.
After a storm created havoc in the city, transportation including Metro stations was affected and they were closed due to flooding. The French open tennis tournament was also stopped due to the storms.
