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Fish Fall From Sky With Rain in Northern Mexico

by Associated Press

   MEXICO CITY --

   Civil defense officials in northeast Mexico say a light rain was
   accompanied by small fish that fell from the sky.

   Tamaulipas civil defense says in a brief statement that rain Tuesday in
   the coastal city of Tampico included fish. Photos posted on the
   agency's Facebook page show four small fish in a bag and another on a
   sidewalk.

   According the U.S. Library of Congress, it's a phenomenon that has been
   reported since ancient times. Scientists believe that tornadoes over
   water -- known as waterspouts -- could be responsible for sucking fish
   into the air where they are blown around until being released to the
   ground.