People in Iran had to run for cover as ‘fish rain’ meant sealife fell from the sky following bad weather, according to videos on social media....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Footage of the alleged rare phenomenon reportedly took place in Iran on Monday during heavy rains in the Yasuj region, with several videos going viral afterwards. Something, however, smells a bit fishy so we at the Daily Star will let you make up you’re own mind as to whether it’s a just hoax or indeed an extremely bizarre event.
In one clip on a main road, a man gets out of his car as fish drop all around him. He picks up one of the fish and it is still alive, despite a harsh impact with the ground.
The phenomenon is triggered by waterspouts that lift small marine life and this incident follows reports of a hurricane in the Yasuj region. Or quite possibly, caused someone lobbing fish freshly caught from the sea up in the air for a viral video to get our tails wagging.
He picks up one of the fish and it is still alive, despite a harsh impact with the ground (Image: bne IntelliNews)
“There is nothing supernatural in this. One hypothesis is that tornado-style spouts sometimes catch creatures such as fish or frogs and carry them for miles. As the wind speed gradually decreases, living things fall in the rainwater,” said a climate expert, quoted by Sanook.
“The ocean has provided the people of Iran with dinner tonight,” one person said in response to the clip.
A second person added: “It’s raining fish, Hallelujah!”
Several other people described the incident as “biblical”.
However, some people reckon the latest fish video is fake, after another video showed aubergines falling from the sky in Tehran in 2020. Iranian authorities subsequently detained five individuals in connection with the fabrication, according to reports.
According to National Geographic ‘animal rain’ is a real thing, but many reports remain unproven (Image: bne IntelliNews)
Adding to suspicion is the fact that the man who filmed it is a fishmonger and was conveniently the only person paying attention to the supposed phenomena.
In January 2022 residents in the city of Texarkana, Texas, were left shocked when small fish appeared to come from the sky, despite the city being hours away from any water.
According to National Geographic ‘animal rain’ is a real thing, but many reports remain unproven.
They said: “Strong winds called updrafts can also sweep up animals. Frogs, bats, jellies, worms, locusts, birds, crabs, snakes, and fish are some of the animals reported to have “rained down” on communities all over the world..CONTINUE READING>>
