It’s raining fish in this Australian town!
The following article was published in THE TIMES OF INDIA, Hyderabad edition on 1st March 2010 Mon
Believe it or not, but a town in Australia has witnessed fish raining from the sky twice this week.
Apparently, hundreds and hundreds of small white fish fell from the sky at Lajamanu, about 550km southwest of Katherine. “It rained fish in Lajamanu on Thursday and Friday night. They fell from the sky everywhere,” Northern Territory News quoted Christine Balmer, a resident, as saying. She added, “Locals were picking them up off the footy oval and on the ground everywhere. These fish were alive when they hit the ground.”
Weather bureau senior forecaster on the news channel Ashley Patterson said, “It’s a very unusual event.
With an updraft, (fish and water picked up) couldget up high — up to 60,000 or 70,000 feet. Or possibly from a tornado over alarge water body - but we haven’t had any reports.” Another resident, Laura Balmer, the co-ordinator at the Lajamanu Aged CareCentre, added, “Thank god it didn’t raincrocodiles.” The small white fish are believed to be spangled perch, whichare very common through much of northern Australia. A similar incident had made headlines back in 1974. AGENCIES
Apparently, hundreds and hundreds of small white fish fell from the sky at Lajamanu, about 550km southwest of Katherine. “It rained fish in Lajamanu on Thursday and Friday night. They fell from the sky everywhere,” Northern Territory News quoted Christine Balmer, a resident, as saying. She added, “Locals were picking them up off the footy oval and on the ground everywhere. These fish were alive when they hit the ground.”
Weather bureau senior forecaster on the news channel Ashley Patterson said, “It’s a very unusual event.
With an updraft, (fish and water picked up) couldget up high — up to 60,000 or 70,000 feet. Or possibly from a tornado over alarge water body - but we haven’t had any reports.” Another resident, Laura Balmer, the co-ordinator at the Lajamanu Aged CareCentre, added, “Thank god it didn’t raincrocodiles.” The small white fish are believed to be spangled perch, whichare very common through much of northern Australia. A similar incident had made headlines back in 1974. AGENCIES
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