Epic Storm in Chinese City Literally Makes Sea Creatures Rain from the Sky
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By Bryan Ke
Qingdao, a port city in eastern China’s Shandong province, was recently hit by a severe storm with wind strong enough to take down trees, road barriers, and even scooping up sea creatures and throwing them on the streets.
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One of the images that circulated from the severe storm has gone viral on Chinese social media, according to Shanghaiist. It shows an octopus landing onto a motorist’s windshield due to the strong wind.
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It wasn’t just octopus, though, as other sea creatures were also scooped up from the ocean and thrown onto cars in the city including shrimp and starfish.
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The streets of Qingdao were also left flooded from the heavy rain of the storm that made it hard for motorists and pedestrians alike to travel.
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The violent weather, which was recorded by the Qingdao Meteorological Administration on Tuesday afternoon, reached a shocking wind speed of 34.8 miles (56 kilometers) per second, thus registering the storm force 12 on the Beaufort scale, The Sun reported.
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