Mother and toddler struck by lightning in Queensland

A toddler is in a serious condition after he and his mother were struck by lightning in Queensland's far north. Emergency crews were called to Mareeba at around 3:40pm on Friday following reports two people had been seriously injured when lightning struck outside a property. The pair were taken to Mareeba Hospital. It's understood the mother is in a stable condition. November 2023 saw the most lightning strikes ever recorded in Australian meteorological history, with 40 million lightning pulses detected.