Marble-sized hail pounds Taman Mini

JAKARTA: For the first time in recorded history, hail rained down on several neighborhoods of East Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon.

"The hail stones were about the size of marbles," Rina, a resident of Halim Perdanakusuma area, was quoted as saying by Detikcom.

Heavy rain, followed by the hail, was reported at 3 p.m. in Kramat Jati, Cawang, Cililitan, Condet and the area around Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. --JP