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Agence France-Presse

A freak hailstorm 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 metres (yards) deep.
“I’ve never seen such scenes in Guadalajara,” said the state governor, Enrique Alfaro.

“These are never-before-seen natural phenomena,” he said. “It’s incredible.”
Guadalajara, located north of Mexico City and with a population of around 5 million, has been experiencing summer temperature around 31 degrees Celsius (88 degrees Fahrenheit) in recent days.
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While seasonal hailstorms do occur, there is no record of anything so heavy.
At least six neighbourhoods in the city outskirts woke up to ice pellets up to two metres deep.

While children scampered around and hurled iceballs at each other, Civil Protection personnel and soldiers took 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.
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While no casualties were reported, two people showed “early signs of hypothermia”, the state Civil Protection office said.


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Vehicles buried in hail in an eastern area of Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Residents play on top of ice after a heavy storm of rain and hail which affected some areas of the city in ​​Guadalajara, Mexico June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

epa07686359 A general view of the damage due the accumulation of hail in the streets of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 30 June 2019. EPA-EFE/Francisco Guasco

Trucks buried in the hail on Sunday. Photo: AFP

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Homes damaged and vehicles swept away by ‘never-before-seen’ summer weather in one of the country’s most populated cities


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‘Incredible’ freak hailstorm causes chaos in Mexico’s Guadalajara city

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Homes damaged and vehicles swept away by ‘never-before-seen’ summer weather in one of the country’s most populated cities