Child dies in Spain after being hit by big hailstone in uncommon storm

A 20-month-old lady has been killed after being hit by a large hailstone throughout a uncommon storm in northeastern Spain.

The child died on Wednesday morning in hospital after being struck on the top whereas along with her dad and mom on Tuesday, officers stated.

Catalonia’s president Pere Aragones has described the freak accident as a “tragedy”.

A minimum of 40 different folks had been handled for accidents after the fierce storm, which introduced hailstones of as much as 11 centimetres in diameter, the most important within the area since 2002.

Carme Vall, the mayor of the city of La Bisbal d’Empordà, informed reporters that many vehicles and buildings had been broken by the hail.

“The hail solely fell for ten minutes, but it surely was ten minutes of terror,” she informed RAC1 radio.

Video footage on social media confirmed the hailstones bouncing like golf balls on vehicles on the street.

Heavy storms have been predicted for jap Spain this week following extreme heatwaves throughout the summer time each on land and within the Mediterranean Sea.