A freak hail storm on Sunday struck Guadalajara, one of Mexico's most populous cities, shocking residents and trapping vehicles in a deluge of ice pellets up to two meters (yards) deep.
"I've never seen such scenes in Guadalajara," said
the state governor, Enrique Alfaro.
"Then we ask ourselves if climate change is real. These
are never-before-seen natural phenomenons," he said. "It's
incredible."
Guadalajara, located north of Mexico City and with a
population of around five million, has been experiencing summer temperature of
around 31 Centigrade (88 Fahrenheit) in recent days.
While seasonal hail storms do occur, there is no record of
anything so heavy.
"I've never seen such scenes in Guadalajara," said
the state governor, Enrique Alfaro.
"Then we ask ourselves if climate change is real. These
are never-before-seen natural phenomenons," he said. "It's
incredible."
Guadalajara, located north of Mexico City and with a
population of around five million, has been experiencing summer temperature of
around 31 Centigrade (88 Fahrenheit) in recent days.
While seasonal hail storms do occur, there is no record of
anything so heavy.
At least six neighborhoods in the city outskirts woke up to
ice pellets up to two meters deep.
While children scampered around and hurled iceballs at each
other, Civil Protection personnel and soldiers brought out heavy machinery to
clear the roads.
Nearly 200 homes and businesses reported hail damage, and at
least 50 vehicles were swept away by the deluge of ice in hilly areas, some
buried under piles of pellets.
While no casualties were reported, two people showed
"early signs of hypothermia," the state Civil Protection office said.
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