Huge hailstone kills toddler in Spain

A toddler has died after being hit by a huge hailstone during a storm in northern Spain which left 30 people injured.

Stones the size of tennis balls were crashing down and smashing people’s windshields around the Catalan town of La Bisbal de l’Emporda on August 30, Metro informs.

A 20-month-old girl was rushed to Josep Trueta Hospital in the city of Girona but died hours later. A woman remained in the same hospital today due to injuries she suffered in the devastating hailstorm.

Most of the other 28 people who needed medical treatment are said to have suffered head injuries, or cuts from the ice that needed stitches, as well as broken bones.

Catalan weather chiefs said the hailstones that fell in the area were the largest in 20 years. The nationality of the toddler who died, and where she was when she was hit, are not yet known.