Fish fall from the sky
source: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/815456-fish-fall-out-of-sky-over-remote-australian-desert-town
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"Last Thursday and Friday at 6pm the 650 residents of remote Australian desert town Lajamanu were bombarded by hundreds of white fish which fell out of the sky. Spangled perch, to be precise.
Ms Christine Balmer’s family thought she was going mad when she told them what was happening.
‘I haven’t lost my marbles,’ she said. ‘Hundreds and hundreds of fish landed in the town. Locals were picking them up off the ground everywhere.
‘These fish were alive when they hit the ground,’ she added. ‘Thank God it didn’t rain crocodiles.’
The perch are common throughout northern Australia. That’s all very well, but the nearest river is 326 miles away from Lajamanu. It seems there is a natural explanation, albeit utterly unlikely. Meteorologists say conditions were perfect for a tornado in the region which could have sucked the fish up to 50,000-ft into the air from lakes hundreds of miles away.
‘Once they get up into the weather system they are pretty much frozen and after some time they are released,’ said Mark Kersemakers of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
It’s not the first time local people have reported strange things..."
Full article @: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/815456-fish-fall-out-of-sky-over-remote-australian-...
Ms Christine Balmer’s family thought she was going mad when she told them what was happening.
‘I haven’t lost my marbles,’ she said. ‘Hundreds and hundreds of fish landed in the town. Locals were picking them up off the ground everywhere.
‘These fish were alive when they hit the ground,’ she added. ‘Thank God it didn’t rain crocodiles.’
The perch are common throughout northern Australia. That’s all very well, but the nearest river is 326 miles away from Lajamanu. It seems there is a natural explanation, albeit utterly unlikely. Meteorologists say conditions were perfect for a tornado in the region which could have sucked the fish up to 50,000-ft into the air from lakes hundreds of miles away.
‘Once they get up into the weather system they are pretty much frozen and after some time they are released,’ said Mark Kersemakers of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
It’s not the first time local people have reported strange things..."
Full article @: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/815456-fish-fall-out-of-sky-over-remote-australian-...
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DarkStarDoll
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the fish must have hit you the hardest. Cause you got this mad about it. and now you have a story to tell. peace smile
- 2 years ago
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DarkStarDoll
