Lightning has struck and injured a father and his two children in Northern Ireland, UTV understands.
The man and a five-year-old boy are fighting for their lives, while a seven-year-old girl was seriously injured during the incident at Lisburn in Co Antrim.
It comes as thunderstorms and heavy downpours fell across the UK this afternoon, causing flash flooding.
A father and son are in intensive care, while his daughter is seriously ill, after being struck by lightning as a storm battered parts of the UK.
It comes as thunderstorms and heavy downpours fell across the country on Tuesday, causing flash flooding.
ITV News Correspondent Richard Pallot reports
Thousands of passengers have been delayed after flash flooding caused a power outage at Luton Airport.
Flash floods have left cars submerged and turned roads into rivers, with close to a month's worth of rain falling in one hour.