Recently, a bolt of lightning struck Brazil’s renowned Christ the Redeemer statue. The terrifying photographs of the lightning strike on Rio de Janeiro’s 100-foot-tall statue of Jesus Christ were caught on video, and they have since gone viral. According to reports, the event happened on February 10. The holy sculpture’s head is immediately struck by the lightning strike in the images that are going viral on social media.
Fernando Braga took the photographs, writing on Instagram, “DIVINE LIGHTNING !!! IT’S FRIDAY!!! Recordings taken on February 10, 2023 at 6:55 PM (Christ) and 19:03 PM (Antenna) using NIKON D800 with 70-200mm f/2.8E at 70mm f/8 13″ ISO 100.”
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Users on the internet are enthralled by the visuals. Others are referring to it as a “direct sign from God himself,” while some think it may have been created using photoshop.
People Reactions:
“Lightning struck Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro on February 10, 2023,” according to a tweet.
Lightning struck Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro on February 10, 2023
[more📷by Fernando Braga: https://t.co/xSDfq7x5Z3] pic.twitter.com/FLr25VhLEB
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 11, 2023
At this point Zeus or Thor. Jokes apart, this is a quite recurrent event, being the highest point, it's just the luck of having someone doing photography at the right time.
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 11, 2023
Bad omen?
— TRyan (@Tryansea) February 11, 2023
https://twitter.com/DTEV111/status/1624416656918474753
This brings back the Sugar Loaf memories, the cable car rides
— Shreeyan Ram 🎥 🖋 (@Ram_Ka_Swamy) February 11, 2023
"About 4 to 6 flashes hit the statue each year.
To channel the electricity of lightning the statue has a conductive cable which covers the top of the head, extending to the arm."
src: https://t.co/Zz3jqkEGux pic.twitter.com/xajf6uk9Eb— Mike Doris (@MikeDoris) February 11, 2023
If he is the god why would lightning ⚡️ touches him ?
— Ray Crypted (@CryptedRay) February 11, 2023
Because it’s a statue.
— x is a racist fucking cesspool now (@Coinages) February 11, 2023
It should be noted that images of lightning striking the well-known monument have already surfaced. According to a similar occurrence report from 2014, lightning damage to the Christ the Redeemer statue’s right finger occurred. The right hand was harmed before to the event, but the finger fractured during the storm, according to the New York Post.
They claim that lightning never strikes the same place twice, according to Father Omar, the shrine’s rector, who allegedly informed the Globo radio station at the time. But it does with Christ. There are devices in place “to safeguard the image,” such as a lightning rod, but they don’t always work. One month later, the statue underwent renovation. Notably, the approximately 100-foot-tall piece of architecture is a sacred emblem that can be seen from the top of the Corcovado mountain, which overlooks Rio de Janeiro, the nation’s capital. It towers over Rio by more than 2,000 feet. There is still no information about whether the monument sustained any harm during the most recent incident.
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