The District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department reports that the four seriously injured include two men and two women.
The lightning struck near a tree just yards away from the fence that surrounds the presidential residence and offices.
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Emergency crews took them to the hospital, fire department spokesman Vito Maggiolo said. Officers from the Secret Service and the US Park Police witnessed the lightning strike and rushed to administer first aid, officials said. A section of the park was closed for more than an hour for emergency crews on Thursday evening following a severe thunderstorm.
More than 700,000 people tracked Nancy Pelosi’s flight; The tracking platform has been taken offline
Aircraft tracking platform FlightRadar24 has reportedly gone offline following a spike in website traffic. A US Air Force aircraft also became the most tracked aircraft in the world. US Speaker Nancy Pelosi came to visit Taiwan on this plane. The company tweeted that FlightRadar24 services were busy and had to go offline due to increased traffic, and that some users may currently have problems accessing their site. The company also said that it is working to make its services available to all users as soon as possible.
Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on US Air Force flight SPAR19. More than 7 lakh people tracked the flight which took off from Kuala Lumpur at 15:42 local time. It became the most tracked aircraft in the history of Flight Radar 24. The company said that after Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the website was back to normal and services were again available to users.
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The Chinese government has strongly criticized Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. China considers Taiwan as its province. But Taiwan considers itself an independent independent nation. China said Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was too dangerous and provocative. Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that America is playing with fire. China has also warned that the US will have to pay a heavy price for its visit to Taiwan. It is the first time in 25 years that the highest-ranking US representative has visited Taiwan. China’s move is to regain control of Taiwan, which was separated from them.
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