China: Rare Pre-Dawn Hailstorm Startles Residents in Kunming

On March 6, 2026, an unusual pre-dawn hailstorm struck Kunming, Yunnan, jolting residents awake with a sudden roar. Countless ice pellets hammered the ground and rooftops, their sharp clatter echoing through the silent early morning streets. The storm lasted roughly 20 minutes, blanketing surfaces in white.

AFGHANISTAN-HAIRATAN-LAND PORT-RAILWAY FREIGHT SHIPMENT

AFGHANISTAN-HAIRATAN-LAND PORT-RAILWAY FREIGHT SHIPMENT

(240718) -- HAIRATAN, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on March 10, 2024 shows a view of the Hairatan land port, Balkh Province, north Afghanistan. The clatter of trains, the sight of scattered containers, and the lines of trucks awaiting goods in the Hairatan land port of north Afghanistan present a stark contrast to the country's economic challenges. Each day, thousands of people are busily working here to support their families. TO GO WITH "Feature: Railway freight shipment transforms Afghan border town into bustling hub" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFGHANISTAN-HAIRATAN-LAND PORT-RAILWAY FREIGHT SHIPMENT

AFGHANISTAN-HAIRATAN-LAND PORT-RAILWAY FREIGHT SHIPMENT

(240718) -- HAIRATAN, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on March 10, 2024 shows trains at the Hairatan land port, Balkh Province, north Afghanistan. The clatter of trains, the sight of scattered containers, and the lines of trucks awaiting goods in the Hairatan land port of north Afghanistan present a stark contrast to the country's economic challenges. Each day, thousands of people are busily working here to support their families. TO GO WITH "Feature: Railway freight shipment transforms Afghan border town into bustling hub" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM