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Around 100 people were evacuated to an elementary school, while others had left to stay with family members. (Photo: Youtube screengrab)

Tornado in Indonesia injures 35, destroys hundreds of homes

The tornado, with wind speeds of 70 km per hour, carved a path of destruction in the Sidoarjo area.

23 Nov 2017 12:11 PM GMT

About 20 of the reported 28 injured were staying at the Prairie View RV Park where high winds overturned some campers and damaged mobile homes. (Photo: AP)

Tornado hits North Dakota city killing newborn baby, hurting dozens

Tornado whipped through North Dakota oil patch city overnight, overturning recreational vehicles, demolishing more than...

11 July 2018 11:52 AM GMT

Japans weather agency has issued warnings about possible landslides, flooding and violent winds, as well as high tides, lightning and tornadoes in a swath of western Japan including the major cities of Osaka and Kyoto. (Photo: AFP)

Searches to resume after tornado kills 23 in Alabama

The Sunday tornado was part of a powerful storm system that also slashed its way across parts of Georgia, South Carolina...

4 March 2019 2:15 PM GMT

The swath of destruction caused by the storm was a quarter mile (0.4 kilometers) wide. (Photo: AFP)

Tornado kills 22 in US state of Alabama, 'catastrophic' damage caused

Other people have been hospitalized, some with 'very serious injuries,' while the search is still continuing for more...

4 March 2019 3:13 AM GMT

The two people who were killed were in the mobile home park, White said. (Photo:AP)

Tornadoes hit 2 Oklahoma cities; 2 killed, 29 injured

The first tornado touched down in El Reno, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Oklahoma City, late Saturday night.

27 May 2019 4:44 AM GMT

A family digs through the remains of their apartment in Mayfield, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people overnight. (AP/Timothy D. Easley)

Storms leave dozens dead in five US states, Kentucky hardest hit

Rescue efforts were complicated because Mayfield's main fire station and emergency services hub were also hit by the...

12 Dec 2021 5:42 AM GMT

At least 100 emergency vehicles descended upon the Amazon warehouse near Edwardsville, Illinois, about 25 miles (40 kilometres) east of St. Louis, where a wall that was about the length of a football field collapsed, as did the roof above it. (AP Photo)

4 dead in US tornadoes, storms; roof collapse at Amazon

By early Saturday, rescue crews were still sorting through the rubble to determine if anyone was trapped inside

11 Dec 2021 9:45 AM GMT

Meteorologists say it is not uncommon for tornadoes to transport marine life hundreds of miles from their habitats. (Photo: Pixabay)

From octopus to starfish, it rained seafood in this Chinese city

It is believed creatures were brought inland by waterspouts which sucked them out of Yellow Sea.

16 Jun 2018 10:04 AM GMT

At least 33 injured and more than 300 properties were damaged on a two-mile rampage through east New Orleans. (Photo: AP)

'WooWooWoo BOOM!' Louisiana man suffers from 2 twisters

Dwight Powell lost his home and his Yukon pickup truck in two massive tornadoes which teared up Louisiana on Tuesday.

9 Feb 2017 9:35 AM GMT