Water Spout - Image

A waterspout appears close to the shoreline near Batemans Bay, about 225 km (140 miles) south of Sydney

Picture: REUTERS/NSWRFS/Phil Caminiti

Water Spout over Hongze Lake

A giant waterspout is seen over Hongze Lake in eastern China's Jiangsu Province. 

Photographer Yue Mingyou says: "It started from 17:30 and lasted around 25 minutes, during which time a grey water pipe connected between the lake surface and the sky. It was phenomenal."

Picture: Quirky China News / Rex Features