Hail storm video from China shared as Jammu and Kashmir

The viral video of Hail storm is from the Guangxi province of China; it has no link to Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir have been struggling with continuing rainfall, which has wreaked devastation in many locations, including higher altitudes. The torrential rain has generated flash floods and landslides, which have damaged public infrastructure. Weather forecasts predict hailstorms, strong winds, and thunderstorms. Amidst this, a video showing a heavy hailstorm has been shared widely on social media claiming to be from Jammu and Kashmir.

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Fact Check-

By performing a reverse image search on Google, the results led us to the similar video uploaded on Twitter on 27 April with a caption, “Hail in Guangdong and Guangxi, China these two days”. The video showcases a severe hailstorm in China. The video captures the intensity of the hailstorm, with large hailstones falling rapidly and covering the ground.

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Moving forward, we found several media reports carrying the screenshot of the viral video. According to the reports, the video is from China. “All of southern China has been affected by a strong wave of bad weather for a week, with floods, record hailstorms and tens of thousands of people evacuated. “Hailstones” as large as pellets have been reported in recent days in the cities of the region Guangxiin southern China, in an area plagued all week by extreme weather phenomena and incessant bad weather”.

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Conclusion-

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the video to be Misleading. The viral video of Hail storm is from the Guangxi province of China, it has no link to Jammu and Kashmir.