A rare snake-like landspout tornado was seen in western India, with a narrow twisting funnel moving across open land.
The phenomenon occurred near Sayla in Surendranagar district, Gujarat, on June 3.
Video footage shows a thin, twisting column extending from the clouds toward the ground, moving across open land in a rope-like shape.
The event took place as stormy conditions developed in the area, with strong winds sweeping across the road, kicking up dust and disturbing vegetation along the central divider.
Landspouts form when rising air in thunderstorms stretches areas of rotation near the ground along converging wind boundaries.
They are generally weaker and shorter-lived than tornadoes associated with supercell storms.
