19 cm in diameter! .. Italy documents the fall of the largest hailstone in the history of Europe, in an exceptional storm that claimed the lives of 5 people

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - A new record at the climatic level was recorded in northern Italy yesterday, as the regions of northern Italy witnessed severe thunderstorms, during which hailstones fell of record sizes, reaching 19 cm! Thus, it broke the record for the largest hailstone that fell on Europe, which was recorded specifically in Romania on May 26, 2016, with a diameter of 15 cm.

And the Italian authorities had announced the death of at least 5 people in Italy as a result of the storms and the severe weather fluctuations that the northern regions of the country are exposed to. Streets water and trees fell on the roads.

The bodies of two seventy-year-olds were found in a house engulfed by fire, and an 88-year-old woman died near Palermo, according to media reports on Tuesday evening. Temporary in the water in the historic center of the city.

It is noteworthy that a wave of forest fires is still burning and out of control in Sicily, which broke out after the southern regions of the country were affected by a severe heat wave that lasted for more than a week.