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In Catalonia, bad weather of rare violence took place on Tuesday, August 30. A 20-month-old baby died, victim of impressive hailstorms. About fifty people were injured.
Tuesday, August 30, residents of Catalonia (Catalgone) had to face a terrifying spectacle: Huge, rock-hard icicles fell from the sky and slammed into the gardens and pools at full speed. Long minutes of dread and helplessness in the face of hailstones sometimes larger than tennis balls. The climatic phenomenon is extremely rare.
In the small town of La Bisbal ofEmpordaThis is unheard of. A 20-month-old girl died after being hit in the head by hail. Fifty people were injured. Others sought refuge indoors, such as in a restaurant. “It is not normal. The sky is falling on our heads”says a man. A farmer was forced to take refuge under his tractor. He still received a hailstone on the head. After a quarter of an hour of hail, the damage is significant.
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