Kenians in the ban of 'snow'

nyahururu - Residents of the town of Nyahururu in the middle of Kenya did not know what they saw when they woke up on Tuesday: their roads and land turned out to have turned into a white plain. Many Kenians in the place do not know what to do with them. 'I've never seen such a thing.'

On Twitter and in WhatsApp groups, the photos on which the white landscape was seen rained. 'This is not Photoshop. There is really snow here, 'writes someone.

The Meteorological Institute in Kenya, however, indicates that it is 'only' to hail, which stays longer because it is currently colder than usual in the area. There is snow in Kenya, but it is only on the tops of Mount Kenya nearby.

The hailstorm has caused a lot of damage to crops and grass. A flower nursery in the neighborhood has also been destroyed to a large extent. The hail has caused an area of ​​forty hectares, or 80 soccer fields, to be transformed into an ice rink. There is a thick layer of about 10 centimeters, reported a local TV station.

Many villagers are shocked and have never seen hail or snow in their entire life. 'It suddenly fell down. It's not rain and if you try to dig you will not find water. It looks like a stone, 'says a resident of Nyahururu against the BBC. Another: 'Where should our cattle now graze? We do not even know when those things will melt again. '

According to a climate researcher, it is more likely that areas in western Kenya are hit by hail. But it usually melts immediately because of the high temperatures in the country.

On Twitter and in WhatsApp groups, the photos on which the white landscape was seen rained. 'This is not Photoshop. There is really snow here, 'writes someone.

The Meteorological Institute in Kenya, however, indicates that it is 'only' to hail, which stays longer because it is currently colder than usual in the area. There is snow in Kenya, but it is only on the tops of Mount Kenya nearby.

The hailstorm has caused a lot of damage to crops and grass. A flower nursery in the neighborhood has also been destroyed to a large extent. The hail has caused an area of ​​forty hectares, or 80 soccer fields, to be transformed into an ice rink. There is a thick layer of about 10 centimeters, reported a local TV station.

Many villagers are shocked and have never seen hail or snow in their entire life. 'It suddenly fell down. It's not rain and if you try to dig you will not find water. It looks like a stone, 'says a resident of Nyahururu against the BBC. Another: 'Where should our cattle now graze? We do not even know when those things will melt again. '

According to a climate researcher, it is more likely that areas in western Kenya are hit by hail. But it usually melts immediately because of the high temperatures in the country.

I don't know how but it is just a matter of time before this Nyahururu hailstorm get politicized. pic.twitter.com/yPwe38Unsl

— Kamle (@Kamlepeter04) July 4, 2017