The inhabitants of the city of Yasuj, in Iran, were stunned last weekend. And not without reason: in several parts of the city, hundreds of fish began to fall from the sky, hitting several cars, making traffic in the area difficult.
The videos shared on social media were not long in coming, with local residents needing to touch the fish to understand if they were real.
Raining fish?? 🤯
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Let’s face it: a rain of fish is not something you see every day. However, this ‘rain’ has already occurred on other occasions and has an explanation: according to ‘National Geographic’, the event, known as “animal rain”, happens when waterspouts suck fish or other animals from rivers or lakes. , drag them into the clouds and then end up falling as precipitation.
According to scientists, tornadoes are responsible for raining fish: when a tornado crosses the sea or ocean, it grabs fish, frogs, turtles or crabs with the force of the wind. Once inside the tornado, they remain in the sky until the wind speed decreases. As it slows down, animals fall from the sky alongside the rainwater.