The Redeemer Christ was struck by lightning

This Friday, the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro reported that lightning struck the Cristo Redentor, damaging the third finger of the right hand the monument.

A photograph released by the agency Efe, shows the exact moment when the lightning strikes the Corcovado Christ on Thursday night when a storm occurred in the so-called “Cidade Maravilhosa.”

According to the announcement by the archdiocese, also affected an information board, but in both cases the damage was “superficial”.