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 ...

Repairs have begun on Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue after lightning damaged ... chipped during a storm last month. It is often hit by lightning because of its position atop a steep mountain.

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.

Perched on the Corcovado – a 2,300-foot-high granite outcrop looming above the city – the Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer ... southwest winds that hit the statue laden with salt and ...