{"id":46455,"date":"2014-01-22T14:42:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T12:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=46455"},"modified":"2014-01-22T14:42:28","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T12:42:28","slug":"christ-the-redeemer-statue-in-rio-lightning-falling-upon-being-repaired-video-latin-america-news-46455","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/christ-the-redeemer-statue-in-rio-lightning-falling-upon-being-repaired-video-latin-america-news-46455\/","title":{"rendered":"Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio lightning falling upon being repaired, Video \/ Latin America News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Repair work is under way on Brazil Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue after lightning strikes damaged it.<\/h1>\n

The iconic figure is believed to have had its right thumb chipped when a powerful electric storm swept through the area last week.<\/p>\n

Its head and right middle finger are also believed to have been damaged by a similar storm last month.<\/p>\n

The engineer in charge of repairing the figure, Clesio Dutra, said they are planning to add to existing lightning rods on the structure to prevent future damage.<\/p>\n

“So, we are going to augment the lightning rods, the crown of the head is a lightning rod, but it isn’t reaching all the way to the middle finger where the clouds generally come when coming from the east and the sea.<\/p>\n

“So we’re going to extend the lightning rods until the middle finger. The work is already approved and the structure is very sturdy.”<\/p>\n

It was not until after the storm last Thursday that the statue’s caretakers realised the figure’s head also sustained damage near the Christ figure’s hairline.<\/p>\n

Mr Dutra added: “I would say the most difficult thing is the safety. I think it’s safety above everything.<\/p>\n

“So, this is what will happen, we take a little more time and we’ll work outside the hours of visitation, in the morning or at night, the hours of summer help. We’re not going to take any risks.”<\/p>\n

The monument is 125ft (38 metres) high and looks down from the top of Corcovado mountain.<\/p>\n

Rio priest, Father Omar, performed a blessing on Tuesday saying he hoped to ensure the repairs went well and ward off any potential future storms that would be powerful enough to damage the statue.<\/p>\n

“We have this continuing worry about the storm, but we will guarantee a good repair job, the flow of tourists, and at the same time increasing the atmospheric protection,” Father Omar said.<\/p>\n

According to officials the statue is struck an average of six times per year.<\/p>\n

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