The hailstorm started just after 9PM and lasted approximately one hour. First came the strong winds, then loud noises from the outside. Before residents started to understand what was going on, the doors and roofs were blown away and the walls started shaking and bricks started falling. 50 houses were completely annilihated, had crumbled down, leaving 50 families homeless. The apocalyptic situation was worsened by power outages.
A resident said he received an urgent phone call, that his house had collapsed and buried his wife and child. He found them alive at the hospital... Luckily.
Mpilo Central Hospital public relations officer Mr Ozias Ndlovu said 10 adults and an unspecified number of children were rushed to the hospital after being injured in the hailstorm. The injured suffered small tissue injuries and were treated before being discharged. The hospital also dismissed rumours that two people died at the hospital due to hailstorm-related injuries.
Mr Zvivovoyi said the District's Civil Protection Unit is carrying out an assessment in the area: "We have a disaster in the district. More than 50 households were left homeless after their houses collapsed in Emthunzini suburb leaving several injured. I have already dispatched a team to investigate the situation on the ground. We have also sent an ambulance to ferry some of the injured residents to hospital as we observed that not everyone had gone for treatment."
Although houses may have been badly built, that must have been a terrifying hailstorm in Zimbabwe.
Comment: Destructive weather phenomena is on the increase with reports of life-threatening hail being reported all over the world:
- Worst hailstorm in 40 years destroys avocado crop in Mexico
- Hail wipes out vineyards in Languedoc, France; half of crop destroyed
- Hailstorm damages crops of at least 900 farmers in Bulandshahr, India
- Larger hail damaging aircraft with increased emergency landings worldwide
- Violent weather anomaly brings giant hail, unseasonal snow and destructive winds in New South Wales, Australia (VIDEO)
- Freak hailstorm wreaks havoc in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Severe hailstorm pounds buildings, crops in Newell, South Dakota
And for to understand on what's causing these changes, check out Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk's book: Earth Changes and The Human-Cosmic Connection
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