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A ski lift at Palafavera stopped during a violent thunderstorm, causing distress to a family caught in the storm.

During a violent thunderstorm at Palafavera, the chairlift (seggiovia) stopped functioning, trapping a family along with their two dogs amid lightning, hail, and heavy rain. Several news outlets reported on the incident, describing moments of fear and the subsequent evacuation efforts. There were also reports of an accident involving a hiker falling from a chairlift and another evacuation during a storm at a nearby ski lift, underscoring the dangerous mountain weather conditions at that time.