Lightning Bolts Strike Melbourne Surburbs

Residents in areas around Melbourne were treated to a light show on January 7 as thunderstorms spread across the region. Towns in the region were on <a class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jan/07/bushfires-victorian-towns-put-on-high-alert-for-two-out-of-control-blazes" target="_blank">high alert</a> on the same date, as two out-of-control fires threatened homes. Credit: Facebook/Douglas Keane