Men Run for Cover as Lightning Strikes Metres Away

(STORYFUL/WTXF) Two men filming a thunderstorm narrowly avoided a lightning strike in Sydney's Oyster Bay on Saturday, January 30.

Nick Panayiotou was standing in a boat shed with his friend Daniel Dudman when the lightning struck close by.

Weekend storms wreaked havoc across Sydney, leaving 70,000 residents without power and local authorities fielding up to 1,000 calls for help.