Madrid — A 20-month-old woman died after being hit by a hailstone throughout an intense storm in northeast Spain, native officers stated Wednesday. A hailstone "fell on her head" and "she didn't survive," Carme Vall, a metropolis councilor within the Catalan city of La Bisbal de l'Emporda, informed radio RAC1.
"The hail solely fell for 10 minutes, but it surely was 10 minutes of terror," she stated, including the hailstones that had fallen within the space had been as much as 4 inches large.
"Solely hailstones had been falling, hardly any rain."
The toddler was rushed to the Josep Trueta Hospital within the close by metropolis of Girona however died in a single day from her accidents, the hospital stated in a press release.
Catalonia's climate workplace stated the hailstones that fell within the space close to Spain's border with France had been the biggest seen in 20 years.
Video shot by a person taking shelter from the storm with others at a restaurant within the Girona area confirmed hailstones smashing right into a picket deck space as patrons gathered inside.
"This isn't regular, gents. It isn't regular," the person filming on his cellular phone says. "God is coming quickly. Repent, as a result of God loves you."
Photos broadcast on Spanish tv confirmed a number of automobiles with shattered windshields or dents of their roofs from the hailstones.
The stained glass home windows of the city's church had been additionally shattered by the affect of the hailstones, images launched by the city corridor confirmed.