Lightning Strike Kills 323 Reindeer

Lightning during a recent thunderstorm in Norway killed a herd of 323 reindeer. More than 300 reindeer have been killed by a single lightning strike at a Norwegian national park. Pictures released by the Norwegian Environment Agency on Sunday show 323 carcasses scattered.

A total of 323 reindeer, including 70 calves, were killed during a lightning storm on Friday (Aug. 26), according to the Norwegian Environment Agency. The death of 323 reindeer in Norway alarmed the experts.

Three hundred twenty. The lightning storm killed 323 reindeer on the Hardangervidda plateau in central Norway. The government estimates that about 10,000 reindeer live in the area.

A single lightning strike is believed to have killed more than 300 reindeer in Norway. A total of 323 reindeer were found dead in the southern part of Norway on the Hardangervidda plateau, a press. A herd of reindeer was struck by lightning in Norway, killing at least 323 of the animals, officials say.

Reindeer are known to huddle together during storms. A lightning strike killed 323 reindeer, and this is the ghastly aftermath. It was the deadliest - and probably eeriest - strike ever recorded.

The macabre images released Monday by the Norwegian Environment Agency look like something out of a wildlife zombie-apocalypse movie, or the aftermath of a cervid "Game Of Thrones" battle: a treeless landscape dotted with hundreds upon hundreds. But what exactly is happening when dozens, or hundreds, of animals are killed by lightning? Do multiple bolts strike in the same area, or does one bolt jump from animal to animal? Norway's.