What can you do to avoid a lightning strike? Kuya Kim shares 30-30 rule

With the start of the rainy season, it's inevitable for lightning to occur. How do we stay safe when going outdoors?

On Monday's "24 Oras," Kuya Kim explained the 30-30 rule, which will be useful when there is lightning and thunder whenever it's raining.

"Pagkatapos kumidlat, maghintay nang 30 seconds at magkakaroon ng kulog. Pumasok sa bahay at manatili nang 30 minutes para 'di tayo matamaan," he said.

("After a lightning strike, wait for 30 seconds for the thunder. Go inside the house and stay there for 30 minutes to avoid the lightning.")

Kuya Kim added that there are still precautions to be followed when indoors: avoid water, using electronic gadgets, concrete walls and floors, windows, and doors.

A lightning strike may reach up to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which is five times hotter than the sun, whose surface has a temperature of around 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

According to a study, nine out of 10 people who get struck by lightning survive.

However, victims may still experience serious damage such as burns, cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, eardrums bursting, and eye damage.

—Franchesca Viernes/MGP, GMA News