Times of Malta - 1/16/13, Kim Dalli
Midday downpour was as white as snow but hard as rocks

A convertible’s canvas roof wrecked by precipitation.
Parts of Malta’s landscape yesterday looked like something out of a Christmas postcard as an accumulation of hail blanketed the roads and fields.
Excited children donned their boots and gloves and gleefully rushed outdoors to play and snap photos in the snow-like surroundings. Some schools took a break to allow pupils to experience the unusual moment.
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