RARE RAINBOW CLOUD LIGHTS UP SKY AS LIGHTNING STRIKES INSIDE STORM<br />WITH VID<br />BY JAIANSH SHARMA<br />Check out the breathtaking moment a rare iridescent cloud formation glows with vibrant colours before a sudden lightning flash strikes within the storm.<br />Ritchie Hunt, from North Somerset, England, captured the incredible footage while at Tofo Beach, Mozambique.<br />The video showcases a stunning example of cloud iridescence, where sunlight diffracts through tiny ice crystals, creating a spectrum of shimmering rainbow colours across the top of a growing storm cloud, known as a pileus cloud.<br />As the cloud continues to build, beams of light can be seen radiating through the formation.<br />At the peak of the moment, a brief but powerful lightning flash erupts deep within the towering cumulus cloud, visible for a split second.<br />Ritchie said: “It was an incredible mix of colours and lightning all happening at once.”<br />Viewers were left amazed by the rare spectacle in the comments.<br />One wrote: “Just can’t get over those colours. Divine timing on this one matey.”<br />ENDS
