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Snowmen in the tropics; Medellin turns white after torrential hail storm

by Adriaan Alsema October 30, 2014

Colombia’s second largest city Medellin stopped being the “city of eternal spring” for an hour on Wednesday after a torrential hail storm covered parts of the city in ice, while causing dozens of emergencies due to floods.

The heavens showed signs of a pending rain storm hours before the actual raining began, but when the sky broke it exceeded all expectations.

Within minutes, entire neighborhoods were covered in ice and dozens of viaducts were flooded by literally meters of water.

While no injuries were reported, the city counted major material damage as traffic came to a complete halt, trees were uprooted by sudden winds while citizens, making the most of the municipal emergency, took the opportunity to build the first snowmen in recent history.

Snowman wearing a traditional Colombian sombrero and scarf of soccer club Independiente Medellin (Photo: Carolina Guevara)

Snowman wearing a traditional Colombian sombrero and scarf of soccer club Independiente Medellin (Photo: Carolina Guevara)

#aguacero Poderoso en #Medellin pic.twitter.com/692jtukZ7X

— Sebastián Vargas (@Sebas77ian) October 29, 2014

Former President Alvaro Uribe even took a break from his relentless opposition to national politics on Thursday to stress how incredibly bad the rains were.

El aguacero de ayer en Medellín pic.twitter.com/GHyhqhgYBX

— Álvaro Uribe Vélez (@AlvaroUribeVel) October 30, 2014

Y MUCHOS PROBLEMAS CON EL ALCANTARILLADO PUBLICO “@sergio_fajardo: Rayos y Centellas en el Valle de Aburrá. pic.twitter.com/TtlmPd3D7U”

— Lucas Madrigal (@dondeestoy16) October 29, 2014

According to Mayor Anibal Gaviria, the rains and windfalls caused 200 emergencies, damaged 50 homes and uprooted 27 trees. Fortunately, nobody was injured.

Desde anoche hemos acompañado a las familias que se vieron afectadas por la lluvia en Medellín: @anibalgaviria pic.twitter.com/12KR23YzuU

— Alcaldía de Medellín (@AlcaldiadeMed) October 30, 2014

“@GERMANPATINO: en #Medellín (via twitter y whattsapp) @ELTIEMPO @elcolombiano @elmundomedellin @Telemedellin pic.twitter.com/zrE2yT2nRD”

— Eduardo Lu! (@edluenggas) October 29, 2014

Aguecero ayer en medellin impactante pic.twitter.com/M6Jev96UoI

— viviana nuñez guerra (@Acuario3213) October 30, 2014

Así se cae el cielo en #Medellín #Aguacero #AgarrenMarido @ELTIEMPO @elcolombiano @Telemedellin pic.twitter.com/9w3uJyGOkH

— Cristian Palacio (@CristianPereaP) October 29, 2014

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