Two sisters have died and a third sibling injured after they were struck by a lightning bolt while hiking on a mountain.
Benedicte Myrset, 18, and 12-year-old Victoria Myrset were killed as they walked in the mountainous area of Hareid in Norway on Sunday.
Authorities say the three sisters, who are from the capital Oslo, were on the Melshorn mountain when the tragedy happened.
The surviving sibling, who has not been named, was rushed to a nearby hospital before being transferred to a larger medical facility in Bergen - which is Norway's second largest city.
Hareid mayor Bernt Brandal released a statement calling the sisters' death 'a deeply tragic event' adding that the weather had 'changed tremendously fast', Norwegian broadcaster NRK reports.
NRK said more than 800 lightning strikes were recorded in the area on Sunday afternoon and early evening.
Marianne Borgen, Oslo mayor, said the sisters tragic deaths have affected the city's community.
She added: "My warmest thoughts go first and foremost to these girls' parents, the child who is in the hospital and immediate family and friends."
Torill Røeggen, the principal at Ullern upper secondary school in Oslo which Benedicte attended, described her as a "model student".
