Hailstones "as big as eggs" kill 18 in Sichuan

... The biggest hailstorm, which fell in Chongqing, reached 13 centimetres in diameter, according to local reports.

... He said some hailstones were as big as eggs, and even small ones were the size of peas. "Many houses were pierced by the hail. It is the most serious hailstorm for 20 years in the county," he was quoted by People's Daily as saying.

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