Stunning time-lapse footage captures lightning storm swirling over Montpellier

Stunning time-lapse footage captured the mesmerising scene as a lightning storm danced above dark clouds in the French city of Montpellier.

Flashes of lightning lit up the sky, with electric bolts emanating from the ominous clouds as they swirled overhead.

Meteo France, the national meteorological service, issued a red thunderstorm warning for the Montpellier area on Tuesday, 6 September. Some orange warnings remained in place in France on Thursday morning.

This footage was recorded after midnight in the early hours of Wednesday.

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