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Fish rain down from sky in northern Mexico
Published September 28, 2017
Fish rained down on a city in Mexico during a recent shower (iStock)
Civil defense officials in northeast Mexico say a light rain was accompanied by small fish that fell from the sky.
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Tamaulipas civil defense says in a brief statement that rain Tuesday in the coastal city of Tampico included fish. Photos posted on the agency's Facebook page show four small fish in a bag and another on a sidewalk.
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According the U.S. Library of Congress, it's a phenomenon that has been reported since ancient times. Scientists believe that tornadoes over water — known as waterspouts — could be responsible for sucking fish into the air where they are blown around until being released to the ground.
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