LIVE Barcelona destroyed by hail Injuries and destruction throughout Spain
Infernal hail has fallen on Barcelona Mourning in Spain from such antics of the weather The baby was killed by a huge hailstone during a storm in northern Spain, which injured 30 people. The 20monthold girl was rushed to a hospital in Barcelona, but died a few hours later. Today, a woman remained in the same hospital due to injuries sustained during the devastating hail. Also in the Catalan town of La Bisbal de l Empordà, rocks the size of tennis balls fell and shattered people s windshields. Most of the other 28 people who needed medical attention were said to have sustained head injuries or ice cuts that required stitches, as well as broken bones. The deadliest hailstorm in history hit the Indian city of Moradabad in 1888, killing nearly 250 people with hail the size of an orange. The record for the largest hailstone belongs to a hailstone that fell in Vivian, South Dakota, in 2010. It weighs about 878 grams and is almost eight inches in diameter.
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