Heavy rains in Sao Paulo on January 24 caused severe flooding and power outages. A British Airways plane was delayed after being struck by lightning

A British Airways plane at São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, was struck by lightning during a ferocious storm that wreaked havoc across the city. The dramatic moment, captured on video, has gone viral on social media, leaving viewers both terrified and mesmerised.

This is the terrifying moment lightning strikes a British Airways plane while it was parked in Brazil. The Airbus A350 was preparing for departure from Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport to London Heathrow when a horrifying bolt struck the tail on Friday,

Video shot by an eyewitness shows the moment lightning strikes a plane's tail while parked at a gate in Sao Paulo's International Guarulhos Airport on Friday.

While waiting for his flight, a British Airways passenger captured the moment lightning struck the plane he would ride home in on Friday.