Repairs have begun on Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue after lightning damaged the 38 meters statue's head, right finger and thumb. The iconic statue of Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro was ...

Christ the Redeemer, the iconic statue with its arms extended overlooking Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was struck by lightning damaging the statue's right hand thumb, making it lose one finger ...

Although the Christ the Redeemer looks like a stone ... attracts strikes like bees to a honeypot. Lightning rods were originally built into the statue’s head to help with strikes.

The 125-foot Christ the Redeemer statue, located in Rio de Janeiro, has been struck by lightning for the third time in 15 years with this latest jolt.

On Thursday night, as the "I Can See You" singer, 33, continued the Latin American leg of her Eras Tour in Rio de Janeiro, she was greeted by the city's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue — but ...