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‘Worst day in pigeon-racing history’ as 10,000 birds mysteriously vanish in solar storm
solar storm which has left them unable to find their way back to their coops.The pigeons were released in Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire, and were expected to fly home against the clock.Pigeon racing officials still don’t know precisely how many birds are missing, but it is feared as many as 10,000 could still be lost.Ian Evans, of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association, reportedly said: “We became aware quite quickly that something very unusual was happening, adding that he had never heard of anything like this happening before.Richard Sayers, from Skinningrove, North Yorkshire, told the Irish Independent that 300 birds were missing from his village alone.“We’ve seen one of the very worst ever racing days in our history,” he said.He added: