and this is a cricket pitch. play not surprisingly abandoned. such a freak storm. i was watching television, i went into the bedroom and i just looked out the window and the gumtree, which is two storeys high, just disappeared. there were some lucky escapes. so mum and dad were on their way back from lunch with relatives today. and they ve just come through this area and a storm hasjust gone whack and a tree fell down on the front of theircar. but there could be more to come in the next 2a hours. john mcmanus, bbc news. the bodies of. special ceremony was held in kyiv. 11 of the victims
but they weren t expecting this deluge from the heavens. a downpour of hailstones in melbourne in the middle of the australian summer. after months of high temperatures which fuelled hundreds of bushfires, the weather has turned dramatically. the country s bureau of meteorology has issued storm warnings for the state of victoria, but there is no way to predict hailstones of this size. this birthday party, abandoned because of the sudden onslaught as people huddled together for shelter. the hail was so intense it was able to shatter corrugated roofs. and this is a cricket pitch. play not surprisingly abandoned. such a freak storm. i was watching television, i went into the bedroom and ijust looked out the window and the gumtree, which is two storeys high, just disappeared. there were some lucky escapes. so mum and dad were on their way back from lunch
looked out the window and the gumtree, which is two storeys high, just disappeared. there were some lucky escapes. so mum and dad were on their way back from lunch with relatives today. and they ve just come through this area and a storm hasjust gone whack and a tree fell down on the front of theircar. but there could be more to come in the next 2a hours. john mcmanus, bbc news. the bodies of some of the passengers and crew members of the ukrainian passengerjet that crashed in tehran earlier this month have been repatriated. a special ceremony was held this morning, east of the capital kyiv for the arrival of the bodies. 11 of the 176 victims were from ukraine. iran has said the plane was brought down by a missile fired in error, amid tensions between tehran and washington. back to the news that people
i was watching television, i went into the bedroom and ijust looked out the window and the gumtree, which is two storeys high, just disappeared. there were some lucky escapes. so mum and dad were on their way back from lunch with relatives today. and they ve just come through this area and a storm hasjust gone whack and a tree fell down on the front of theircar. but there could be more to come in the next 2a hours. john mcmanus, bbc news. snow storms have overwhelmed parts of canada and the us as authorities advise many residents to stay home and stay safe. social media showed people had begun to literally dig out of their homes after snowdrifts blocked their doorways. tiffany sweeney reports. wind howls. the most easterly part of canada, newfoundland in labrador, has declared a state of emergency, as blizzards took over the city. the storm dumped as much as 30 inches of snow.
such a freak storm. i was watching television, i went into the bedroom and ijust looked out the window and the gumtree, which is two storeys high, just disappeared. there were some lucky escapes. so mum and dad were on their way back from lunch with relatives today. and they ve just come through this area and a storm has just gone whack and a tree fell down on the front of their car. but there could be more to come in the next 2a hours. john mcmanus, bbc news. in cricket south africa are battling to prevent england taking a 2 1 series lead on the fourth day of the third test in port elizabeth. a few moments ago south africa were 36 for 2 still trailing england by 254 runs. england had a dream start. they took four wickets for one run. fast bowler stuart broad got three in quick succession leaving south africa 290 runs adrift of england s first