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A woman suffered serious injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lightning struck at Tosselilla Sommarland, a family amusement and water park near Tomelilla, a town in southern Sweden about 40 miles east of Malm\u00f6, shortly after the park opened to visitors, according to Swedish newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aftonbladet.se\/nyheter\/a\/Pdn2wp\/flera-skadade-efter-blixtnedslag-pa-tosselilla-sommarland\">Aftonbladet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional health officials said a woman in her 40s was seriously injured and taken to a hospital. 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