Weatherday: The Jonestown Massacre

That heavy overnight rain will clear during the morning to sunny spells. Cloudy again in the afternoon and light persistent rain through the evening. Gusty southwesterly winds will continue strong through the day, veering westerly.

Some very strong gusts later. Highest temperature 9deg.

On this day in 1978, more than 900 followers of the Peoples Temple cult founded by Jim Jones were murdered or committed suicide in Guyana in South America.



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