Avoid use of telephones. When struck, people do not glow or fry to a crisp but the heart and breathing are often affected. If your clothes are wet, you are less likely to be seriously injured if struck, as most of the charge will conduct through the wet clothes rather than your body. Average lightning bolts carry a current of 10,000 to 30,000 amps. An average radiator draws 10 amps.
Lightning can, and often does, strike more than once in the same place.
Information supplied by Emergency Management Australia.