Glastonbury festival weather: sun, thunder and sludge
It's the afternoon on the first day at the festival, and the clouds are already forming. Festivalgoers are making the most of what little sun is around ...Photograph: Joel Ryan/APThe weather changes and the clouds become ominous above Worthy FarmPhotograph: Yui Mok/PALightning strikes! A storm breaks before the festival has even properly begunPhotograph: Anthony Devlin/PA
June: Lightning flashes at the Glastonbury campsitePhotograph: Anthony Devlin/PAAfter forgetting their tent (d'oh!) one of these poor souls must bravely become a human tent-replacementPhotograph: Anthony Devlin/PAAh, good old British stoicism – ignore the weather, and hope it goes away. But two chaps have given in! You'll only encourage itPhotograph: Anthony Devlin/PAJudging by the boy scout level of preparation here, these guys were expecting a bit of drizzle. Plus more pockets for cans of beer. NicePhotograph: Anthony Devlin/PASecurity guards hold an evening meeting before going on patrol. 'For the third time Barry, no our uniforms are not waterproof.'Photograph: Luke MacGregor/ReutersOi! This is expensive camera equipment we're using here. You try picking mud out of the lens of a digital SLRPhotograph: Yui Mok/PA
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