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Extreme Storm Kills two And Injures Over 100 In Austria
Two people were killed in Austria and 120 injured, 20 of them seriously, when an “extreme” storm wrecked a large marquee, police said on Saturday.
The accident happened late on Friday when around 650 people were celebrating inside the tent in Sankt Johann am Walde in the north of the country.
“(The) extreme storm tore away most of the tent,” a statement said. “The two people were killed by flying debris including the tent scaffolding.”
Those killed were a 19-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man, both from the local area.
Storms barrelling through Austria on Friday night caused widespread havoc elsewhere, temporarily cutting off power to 150,000 households with winds of up to 126 kilometres (78 miles) per hour.
Two people were hurt in Salzburg by falling pieces of scaffolding while elsewhere flying objects and falling trees caused numerous car accidents and blocked train lines.
In the historic central spa town of Bad Ischl, a circus tent was destroyed, giving a taste of freedom to a number of performing goats and ponies that briefly escaped.
Courtesy of thelocal.at
Tornado strikes near Melvin, Iowa, USA
A tornado struck near the town of Melvin Iowa on Friday night.
Todd Heitkamp, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service of Sioux Falls, said the tornado touched down “just northwest of Melvin” between 8:45 and 9 p.m.
The extent of the damage done by the tornado will not be determined until the National Weather Service goes to inspect the area, Heitkamp said. He did note, however, that there was “quite a bit of property damage.”
Heitkamp said he did not know of any injuries resulting from the tornado.
Courtesy of siouxcityjournal.com
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