Zaviye · Coverage map · 2026-10-23
An airplane flying between Chilean cities was struck by lightning during a severe storm.
A commercial aircraft flying from Antofagasta to Santiago, Chile, was struck by lightning during a severe thunderstorm. The incident occurred while the plane was in mid-air, traversing the country's airspace. Details of the event emerged through reports accompanied by video footage.
Such atmospheric electrical discharges pose a known risk to aviation. While aircraft are designed to withstand lightning strikes, the event can be unsettling for passengers and crew. The flight proceeded to its destination without further reported complications.
3 sources across Farsi · blind spot: little coverage from the left
Too few sources yet for a reliable bias read.
Medium factuality (mean credibility of the reporting outlets)Latest report
Covered by language
“در جریان یک طوفان شدید، صاعقه به هواپیمایی که از آنتوفاگاستا به سانتیاگوی شیلی در حال پرواز بود، برخورد کرد.”How each side headlined it
How outlets framed it
Center: Khabar Foori reports on a lightning strike hitting a plane in flight over Chile during a severe storm.
Right: خبرآنلاین and همشهری آنلاین report on a lightning strike hitting a plane flying from Antofagasta to Santiago, Chile, during a severe storm, with the latter providing an inside cabin view.
Key divergence: The right-leaning sources provide more specific details about the flight route and the perspective of the footage, while the center source offers a more general account.
The coverage
3 of the 3 articles behind this story, grouped by where the outlet sits on the spectrum. Links go to the publisher.
در جریان یک طوفان شدید، صاعقه به هواپیمایی که از آنتوفاگاستا به سانتیاگوی شیلی در حال پرواز بود، برخورد کرد.
Topics
در جریان یک طوفان شدید، صاعقه به هواپیمایی که از آنتوفاگاستا به سانتیاگوی شیلی در حال پرواز بود، برخورد کرد./خبرفوری
در جریان یک طوفان شدید، صاعقه به هواپیمایی که از آنتوفاگاستا به سانتیاگوی شیلی در حال پرواز بود، برخورد کرد./خبرفوری
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