| The biggest hail ever! | God help Italy | HD

After the heat wave caused by air masses from the Sahara, powerful storms hit European cities. Thunderstorms with heavy downpours, storm winds and hail came to Germany, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic and Italy. also badly damaged cars and buildings. In some areas, the size of the hailstones reached 10 centimeters in diameter. Witnesses of the natural disaster published photos and videos on social networks. Experts say that the damage caused by the storm is too early to calculate - the same weather may persist in the region until the weekend. On the eve of forecasters issued warnings about possible severe thunderstorms. At the time of the "bombardment" with hail, people managed to hide in shelters, there are no reports of casualties, but the cars parked on the streets were severely damaged. The windows and roofs of many houses were broken, the wind gusts reached 100 km / h. In one of the cities of the province of Bergamo, a fallen church statue crushed bicycles. The "yellow" and "orange" weather hazard levels were in effect until at least 3 am Friday. The main highway connecting Varese with neighboring areas was closed while specialists were clearing away debris from fallen trees. Other roads also became impassable, and, in addition, several settlements were left without electricity. In the city of Bezozzo, a downpour flooded the library: the water in the premises rose to a 25-centimeter level, part of the fund was irretrievably lost. Hail "the size of an orange" fell in Piedmont. In the artificial channel Lambro Meridionale, a tributary of the Lambro River, the water level rose fifty centimeters in less than an hour. In the town of Rozzano on the southern outskirts of Milan, a hail carpet blocked parking exits, and people had to arm themselves with shovels to clear the way. At the time of the hail, the thermometer in Milan and the surrounding area dropped sharply from +30 ° C to +19 ° C, but now the weather is returning to its usual values. Experts continue to restore the infrastructure, but it is already clear that the entire region has suffered great damage: many roofs, windows and cars have been damaged. An equally unusual hail has recently hit the Czech Republic. #milano #grandine #grandinata #meteo #temporale