Yoro Town Do Nomally Experience "Rain of Fish" Once or Twice A Year

Scientists say that "fish rain" usually occurs when swirling whirlwinds over relatively shallow water develops into waterspouts and sucks in almost anything in the water including fish, eels and even frogs. The marine life can be carried long distances by buffeting clouds even when the waterspout stops spinning.

Once or twice a year in the town of Yoro, Honduras, villagers celebrate a holiday by the name of ‘Lluvia de Peces’ or ‘Rain of Fish’.

Reported to happen the months of May or June, the Rain of Fish occurs when a very heavy storm passes through the city.

What remains?

Tons of fish.

Not even dead ones, mind you, tons of alive fish, flipping and flopping around on the pavement, apparently left by the storm.

This is one of the few claims of “raining animals” that scientists have actually witnessed happen in real life.

Of course, there are some theories—that have yet to be proven—about why this occurs.

The first theory is that, to put it simply, the fish aren’t actually falling from the sky.

Large rainstorms like these could potentially flood nearby lakes, ponds, and rivers, forcing the fish out of their streams and onto streets.

Flash floods could quickly move fish from rivers and into streets, and then quickly dry up, leaving people to believe that the fish fell from the sky onto the pavement.

Honduras

For more than 100 years now, the Central American country of Honduras has been witnessing 'fish rain'. So much so that this event has a name of its own here: Lluvia dePeces, which means 'Rain of Fish'. Legend has it was the prayers of a priest named Jose Subirana in the late 1800s that brought in this "miracle".

However, the second theory entertains the idea of fish falling from the sky.

Another naturally occurring phenomenon, waterspouts, could be the cause of these ‘animal rains’.



Waterspouts are like little tornadoes that form over bodies of water. The waterspouts don’t actually suck water up, but can lift small animals—including fish—out of their habitat and into the air.

This means the fish could be sucked up into the air and taken far away from their ponds, before being deposited onto the ground elsewhere.

The last theory could be that the fish come from underground rivers, and are washed out by the rain.

This is also supported by the fact that a research team found the fish were actually blind.

Whatever the case may be, finding fish on the roads just after a heavy storm would be a weird experience for anyone.

I don’t blame the villagers for thinking that it rains fish every year.

Yes. Although rare, there are numerous instances of fish falling down from the skies. Of course, the fish do not really "rain" in the sense of condensing out of water vapor. ... All sorts of creatures have been reported rainingdown, including snakes, worms, and crabs, butfish and frogs are the most common.

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