Video Shows Orange-Sized Hail Raining Down in the Streets of Italy; At Least 18 Injured

In the latest edition of nature proving itself to be unforgiving, Italy is currently being hit with severe storms that have resulted in floods.

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In the latest edition of nature proving itself to be unforgiving, Italy is currently being hit with severe storms that have resulted in floods and other freak weather. Thunderstorms have been rocking the Adriatic Coast in Italy, forcing tourists to flee beaches, while there's also been tornados and a beach fire. Scarier yet, hospital officials in Pescara have said that hailstorms have caused some nasty injuries to at least 18 people, according to the Associated Press, with some residents reporting hail the size of oranges.

The hail also reportedly broke windows and car windshields, proving how deadly the weather really is. While the hail hit around south and central Italy, the beach fire and tornado struck Sicily in the south. The wind reportedly whipped the fire around, as the Local noted, forcing tourists and locals to evacuate. 

I've never seen anything like this in #Pescara #Abruzzo #Italy....pieces of hail as big as an apple... This is really scary!!! #climatechange #ClimateEmergency pic.twitter.com/Q4zcAvhLuj

— Piero D'Incecco (@piero_dincecco) July 10, 2019

WOW!!! BRUTAL #hailstorm with huge hail in Pescara, #Italy this afternoon 10th July! Video via Cottage_viaggi IG #SevereThunderstormWarning #extremeweather pic.twitter.com/jNzPRlPM0h

— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) July 10, 2019

GIANT.... Hail bombardment during #hailstorm in Pescara, #Italy this afternoon 10th July! Damage has been reported... video via https://t.co/iccuNetvPi #severeweather #extremeweather pic.twitter.com/HC6DQKGkF2

— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) July 10, 2019

More giant hail bombardment in Pescara, central Italy this afternoon, July 10th! Thanks to @NaturalMeteo for the report! pic.twitter.com/mI8dJLhl2j

— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) July 10, 2019

Grandine a #PESCARA pic.twitter.com/BgDR5XmNRE

— Jen✨️ (@Ejeecachete) July 10, 2019

Meanwhile, a high number of Republicans in the United States still believe that climate change isn't real. 

In other crazy weather news, the Mexican city of Guadalajara was hit with severe hail storms earlier this month. The Jalisco state capital was covered in three feet of ice, despite recently experience temperatures in the 80 degrees Fahrenheit range.

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