what are the precautions taken during lighting and thunder storm
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Answer:
Safety precautions indoors
Avoid water during a thunderstorm. Lightning can travel through plumbing. Avoid electronic equipment of all types. Lightning can travel through electrical systems and radio and television reception systems.
Explanation:
• When a thunderstorm threatens, get inside a home or large building, or inside an all-metal (not convertible) vehicle
• Inside a home, avoid using the telephone, except for emergencies
• If outside, with no time to reach a safe building or an automobile, follow these rules
• Do not stand underneath a natural lighting rod such as a tall, isolated tree
• Avoid projecting above the surrounding landscape as you would do if you were standing on a hilltop, in an open field, on the beach, or fishing from a small boat
• Get out of and away from open water
• Get away from tractors and other metal farm equipment.