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Sunflower seeds: The destructive forces of nature

July 5, 2017 at 11:19 AM , Der AUDITOR
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SOFIA. Bulgarian traders report that the weather has made a 180° turn after an extremely hot weekend with temperatures of 39-42 °C.

In the night from Sunday to Monday, there was heavy rain and hail in the northern part of the country. In some areas, palm-sized hailstones fell from the sky, resulting in material damages and flooding. In the Bulgarian city of Vratsa, for example, it rained 72 l/m² overnight. The storm passed over the whole country. The damage caused by rain and hail on the fields is still to be evaluated.    

 

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