An electrifying storm over Haiti’s capital

September 26, 2014

140925HaitiLightning — Héctor Retamal/AFP

Lightning strikes over the sea along the coast of the Haitian capital, Port au Prince, during an evening thunderstorm on September 24, 2014.

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