Tornado rips through Colombian town
- 12 years ago
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At least one person is dead, more than one hundred injured and about 5,000 people are homeless in the coastal town of Sabanalarga in Colombia after a tornado ripped through the centre of the town on Friday (June 1).
At least one thousand homes lost their roofs throughout five districts of the town.
Local television images showed a large funnel cloud sweeping across the town and the aftermath in the wake of the tornado.
Local officials said the area would receive aid and resources amounting to about $273,000 USD.
At least one person is dead, more than one hundred injured and about 5,000 people are homeless in the coastal town of Sabanalarga in Colombia after a tornado ripped through the centre of the town on Friday (June 1).
At least one thousand homes lost their roofs throughout five districts of the town.
Local television images showed a large funnel cloud sweeping across the town and the aftermath in the wake of the tornado.
Local officials said the area would receive aid and resources amounting to about $273,000 USD.