Let there be lightning in Rio By ALEX WEST
Published: Today
HEAVENS above! A shaft of lightning homes in on Brazil’s world-famous statue of Jesus.
For a split second an eerie aura appeared around the 130ft figure’s head and chest before disappearing in a flash.
Shocked locals said it looked as if it had been illuminated by the hand of God.
Christ the Redeemer, on the summit of Rio de Janeiro’s Corcovado mountain, was left unscathed by the brilliant bolt — which kept everyone zappy!