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Hundreds of Flamingos Battered to Death During Giant Hailstone Storm
The Local ^ | 03 Sep 2015

Posted on 09/05/2015 5:21:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Hailstones the size of golf balls killed around 300 flamingos in one of Spain's most important bird reserves as storms caused damage across Spain.

An estimated 300 flamingos died and several dozen injured birds had to be rescued from Pétrola lake, in Albacete, southern Spain, after freak hail storms struck on Monday.

While official figures have not yet been released, Ovidio García, from Albacete’s fire service, Sepei, said the number of dead flamingos numbered close to 300.

The fire service was called out by environmental officers at around 10.30am on Monday to help with the recovery of the animals.

García told regional newspaper La Voz de Galicia that Sepai had taken two inflatable boats to the scene in order to access the birds in the middle of the lake: the most difficult place to access.

The giant hail stones, some the size of tennis balls, caused havoc in various regions of Spain, smashing car windscreens and damaging roof tiles.

n Torre del Compte in Aragon, eastern Spain, locals filmed the fierce hail storm as it battered their homes, swimming pools and cars.

Meanwhile, Ibiza experienced torrential rain on Wednesday, flooding the airport runway and forcing the diversion of several flights.


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dieoffs; hail; hailstones
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1 posted on 09/05/2015 5:21:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I had a friend who used to cowboy on a ranch on the US MExico border. He said they had a hail storm with softball and large sized hail. He said for weeks they were finding bodies of illegals killed in the storm.


2 posted on 09/05/2015 5:24:02 PM PDT by rey
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To: nickcarraway

We must do something!

#flamoingolivesmatter

It must be man made GloBull warming that caused this!


3 posted on 09/05/2015 5:27:33 PM PDT by rikkir (You can lead a horde to knowledge but you can't make them think. (TnkU ctdonath2))
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To: Scoutmaster; Darksheare

Flamingo carnage.


4 posted on 09/05/2015 5:29:20 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I want to live my cat's life.)
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To: Tax-chick
Stop global warming before another flamingo is killed by hail stones!!!!
5 posted on 09/05/2015 5:34:46 PM PDT by Kozy
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To: nickcarraway

Flattened flamingos.


6 posted on 09/05/2015 5:35:13 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: rikkir

#flaming olives matter


7 posted on 09/05/2015 5:37:10 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Cruz is still my #1, but Trump is impressing the hell out of me.)
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To: rey

I saw a video of a guy that got caught in the middle of nowhere during a hailstorm and he was completely battered and bruised.


8 posted on 09/05/2015 5:38:07 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Tax-chick

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the flame[ingo].


9 posted on 09/05/2015 5:41:00 PM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: Ezekiel

LOL!


10 posted on 09/05/2015 5:43:55 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I want to live my cat's life.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

LOL!

Ban Martinis!


11 posted on 09/05/2015 5:45:30 PM PDT by rikkir (You can lead a horde to knowledge but you can't make them think. (TnkU ctdonath2))
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To: Ezekiel; Tax-chick
The Flamingos - I Only Have Ice For You
12 posted on 09/05/2015 5:47:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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#FlamencoLivesMatter


13 posted on 09/05/2015 5:49:08 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (BREAKING: Boy Scouts of America Changes Corporate Identity to "Scouting for Boys in America")
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To: nickcarraway

Reminds me of hundreds of Snow Geese that were caught in an updraft in Arkansas a few years ago. Frozen Snow Geese were seen falling for several minutes.


14 posted on 09/05/2015 5:51:20 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: nickcarraway

"Oh, the humanity!"

15 posted on 09/05/2015 6:06:15 PM PDT by matt1234 (Note to GOPe lurkers: I and thousands like me will NEVER vote for Jeb Bush)
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To: nickcarraway

"Oh, the humanity!"

16 posted on 09/05/2015 6:06:48 PM PDT by matt1234 (Note to GOPe lurkers: I and thousands like me will NEVER vote for Jeb Bush)
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To: nickcarraway

I suppose they taste like chicken.


17 posted on 09/05/2015 6:41:29 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: nickcarraway

Oh, if only it were Canadian geese...


18 posted on 09/05/2015 7:13:59 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: rikkir

All too funny! I love martinis...w/ olives.


19 posted on 09/05/2015 7:19:13 PM PDT by krunkygirl (force multiplier in effect...)
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To: krunkygirl

Heartless, you are!

Drowning innocent olives in Gin (Vodka?)!

You should use onions like me, they make people cry anyway!

:)


20 posted on 09/05/2015 7:24:48 PM PDT by rikkir (You can lead a horde to knowledge but you can't make them think. (TnkU ctdonath2))
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