Hailstones “the size of chicken eggs” have fallen on southern China, killing 9 people and injuring a further 272 in unusually deadly weather even for China.
According to reports, southern coastal and inland regions experienced a convergence of cold winds from the north and warm winds from the south-west, resulting in gale force winds and intense rain storms.
A hail storm featuring unusually large hailstones and lasting some 10 to 20 minutes also ensued, smashing roofs and windows, and killing at least 9 people, with 272 reporting injuries of one kind or another.
Strong winds also took their toll, causing power outages and blowing over houses, killing a further 3.
Whilst gigantic hail is far from unheard of and has long been a staple for journals of Forteana, injuries – let alone deaths – are unusual and this probably marks the most severe such hail ever recorded.
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China dumps their toxins into the sky,
The sky strikes back, with a vengeance.
All hail Britannia !
I've scrolled almost halfway through the comments, and to my surprise, you're the first person I see finally bringing this up. Seriously, does nobody suspect that this massive hail was in some way a side effect of their air pollution?
I thought it was karma for making fake eggs a while back, and the beings above are showing them how to make real fake eggs. Deadlier than the original too.
Sorry dude, air pollution doesn't cause this kind of precipitation. Or if it did, it was only one of a ton of factors that made it possible.
Actually, it does. The kind of pollution they are putting in the air gives moisture more to cling to and clump together. It also increases gas friction in the air, which as opposed to most solid friction, actually cools things.
So you're saying, CHINA, of all the countries in the world, is on the industrial revolution? Well fuck, it's too late for that now, isn't it? Not with them who shamelessly dump everything to nature.
i guess america also had egg shaped hail back in the industrial revolution eh?
ive heard of raining cats and dogs but eggs?
In Russia, it's raining meteorites, guy. Nothing unusual here.
Don't know why somebody downvoted this guy, he simply speaks the truth. :-/ To whoever downvoted him, didn't they cover the recent meteorite strike in Russia on the TV channels in your country? The damn thing landed smack in the middle of populated areas, and caused quite a bit of damage...
It so happens I'm from the city 100km away from the city that meteor fell on. Even from here I've seen meteor trail, a flash and a loud bang. Shit's scary man, I really thought it was nuclear missile from China or USA at first glance and got ready to die. Phew. Even now there's rumors it was really a missile, covered up as a meteor by media, but I know it's a bullshit.
And the U.S. admitted humanity is powerless against meteorites since all military radars are focused on surface-born threats (planes, missiles), while Russians already drafted plans involving recalibration of modern SAMs to install countermeasures against future meteorite threats of similar kind.
lol really ?
Maybe somebody was cooking an...
/puts on glasses
egg drop soup.
/gets punched in the face for telling bad joke and sunglasses break.
I'll show myself the exit now.
I applaud thee good sir. O.o
Feels like youtube.
Fucking brilliant. This guy deserves a medal.
ROFL
Tamako Market
No big deal. There are even raining man..
Once must wonder: Did they consider going indoors?
And then one must wonder: If they did go indoors, would that even do any good in China?
"...and blowing over houses, killing a further 3."
Three people tried going indoors to hide from the hail. That didn't seem to do much good though.
I'm happy I was not the only one who thought this.
Nope, they were smashed by the houses..hiding behind.
Don't know why you were upvoted, but anyway.
Did you ever think a lot of people might not have expected stones the size of chicken eggs to fall out of the sky before it was too late to "consider going indoors" and someone already had a hole in their skull?
Especially if someone's out in a field or something like that. I'm not sure a mother whose child had its head perforated by a surprise ice stone rain would agree that it is so fucking easy for everyone to simply "consider going indoors".
And what about traffic? Something like that raining down on a crowded highway, breaking everyone's windshields, do you seriously think all the cars going at xx mph are just going to be able to neatly come to a stop without any accidents?
You're a fucking idiot.
Er did you forget where you are? China bashing is like an instant ticket to upvotes here in Sankaku.
China + explodes comment. It's the front page.
A hail storm featuring unusually large hailstones and lasting some 10 to 20 minutes also ensued, smashing roofs and windows, and killing at least 9 people, with 272 reporting injuries of one kind or another.
A hail storm featuring unusually large hailstones and lasting some 10 to 20 minutes also ensued
and lasting some 10 to 20 minutes
10 to 20 minutes
You're a fucking idiot.
It can take less that one minute to get your heard cracked open by one of those stones.
You're a fucking idiot.
/facepalm
I agree with Didier, you are a fucking moron anon.
Maybe the ones who died went indoors, only to blow up with the building.
Considering the building standards there, I suspect people may have been running outside for safety. ;)
Judging by how much you guys bitch about Chinese building quality, you'd think one of you would start a civil engineering company over there promising non-collapsing high ways and non-toppling apartments, so that you can reap the benefits of capitalism.
What makes you think the contractors you hire or the concrete and other materials you buy are going to be what you think they are?
by benefits of capitalism, do you mena going flat broke. Because that's what will happen in China. Are there even legitimate businesses from China in China?
Yeah and get beaten up and thrown into a ditch to bleed to death by some thugs hired by the local property mafia
One must wonder: How did Keeper manage to survive being this stupid.
Life in China seems to be all a crapshoot these days. Go outside and die from falling hail, go inside and die from a house falling on you, sit on the toilet to take a good healthy ad have the toilet explode under you.
It almost makes you feel sorry for them, doesn't it?
All were driving at high speeds. These are innocent ppl and somebody's loved ones. Go kill yourself.
9 kills...
that must be the strongest hail
I really want to like this comment for the reference...but then I feel bad for the 9 people that died.
I'm surprised they didn't try to cook them like they did with that "mythical mushroom" awhile ago.
Who says they didn't?
I just keep having images of Cirno attacking some town in China.
China is the home of Hong Meiling. Cirno must be takin revenge for... Something.
Definitely Cirno's fault...
Arcticuno was here...
When Chicken Little ran around screaming "THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!", he wasn't fucking kidding.
If on top of the toxins and explosions even the weather were to turn against China, population won't be a problem anymore...
The problem is that China's polution is also afecting another countries...
What i wonder is.....
DID THE HAIL EXPLODE ON CONTACT?