The strong storm that hit the town of Alcañices on Monday morning was destroyed by 10 o’clock. The tallest part of the tower of the historic parish church of Nuestra Señora la Virgen de la Asunción de Alcañices was struck by lightning.
The Virgen de la Asunción temple has been located within the walled area of Alcañices by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism since 2007. Cultural Interest Well (historical set). The church is located next to the former Palace of the Marqueses de Alcañices, which has now been converted into the Virgen de la Salud Residence for the Elderly.
The storm, which was also affected by a powerful electrical device, caused many lightning strikes in the Aliste area. One of them crashed into the old tower, which was seriously damaged. Several large stones fell into the street, and others fell on the roof of the temple.or damaged by landslides.
It is an interlocking church, built on the ruins of an ancient Romanesque temple from the 12th and 13th centuries. It has a Latin diagonal floor plan and preserves the pointed arch and triple archival portal. The tower is crowned with a metal weather vane, which completely collapses when struck by lightning..