People have been warned against taking showers during thunderstorms due to a potentially dangerous risk hidden in household plumbing. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms today, covering 64 areas including Manchester .

Rainfall is moving across the nation with lightning expected to continue until 5pm this afternoon. Experts have highlighted that this lightning poses particular risks for anyone considering a shower today.

They've warned people might be susceptible to lightning strikes due to the possibility of electrical current travelling through pipework and water directly to someone showering, reports the Express .

Kerry Hale , a shower specialist at Mira Showers , cautioned: "Although you are safer indoors than outside during a thunderstorm

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