Meteorological Phenomenon

My Italian labmate, Giuseppe, sent me a link about this bizarre occurrence. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an English website, so French it is:

Un mystérieux rideau de pluie trouble un quartier

Here is the google translated version, which makes a few comical mistakes

A mysterious curtain of rain a neighborhood disorder

What's awesome about this story is that the whole thing occurred less than 2 blocks from my apartment -- I live on Avenue de France! My favorite part, though, is the way that they mention -- for no reason in particular -- that the inhabitants of the quarter are "mixed." I guess that's true, but I'm not sure how it's relevant. I guess you can't expect the highest quality writing from a newspaper that spends most of its lifespan on the floor of the subway car.

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