Eight killed as 'golf ball' hailstones, storms lash Myanmar

Eight killed as 'golf ball' hailstones, storms lash Myanmar Yangon (AFP) April 24, 2016 - Violent storms which saw hailstones the size of golf balls rain down across Myanmar have killed at least eight people in recent days, toppled pagodas and damaged thousands of buildings, officials said Sunday. The freak storms struck across five states on Friday and Saturday after weeks of heatwave temperatures regularly topping 40C (104F). "From what we know now there are eight people ki ... more

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