Hailstorm blankets Sao Paulo: good news for the city was running out of water

Tuesday, May 20th 2014 - 08:27 UTC

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An unusually heavy hailstorm in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, has brought residents out onto to the streets to play with the ice it left behind. For many of them, it was the first time they had seen huge ice balls littering the streets of the subtropical city. Read full article

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Conqueror
Isn't this a “city” that's supposed to be hosting World Cup matches? And it's running out of water? Cancel the World Cup NOW!
May 20th, 2014 - 10:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
At last! A small piece of good news for Brazil!
May 20th, 2014 - 02:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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BritInBrazil
Um, not quite such good news, since the hail fell mostly in the urban area of Sao Paulo - not in the catchment area of the parched reservoirs to the north that supply water to some parts of the city.
May 21st, 2014 - 02:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Heisenbergcontext
I've seen many a hailstorm in my time, but I've never seen hailstones as big as the ones in the photo. Clearly someone has been saying their Hail Mary's.
May 21st, 2014 - 07:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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