On New Year's Eve, lightning struck the Capitol in Washington and the famous high-rise "Empire State Building" in New York.

Axar.az reports that the "Washington Post" published information about this.

The publication noted that in the photos circulated on social networks, you can see lightning striking the George Washington Monument and the dome of the Capitol.

The images of the moment when lightning struck the "Empire State Building" were also shared.

Social network users evaluated these events as a "good sign" on the eve of the return to power of the newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump.