‘Brief but fierce’ tornado damages houses in Germany
Dozens of residents were forced to spend the night with friends or at a local hotel after the tornado hit Roetgen.
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A tornado described by firefighters as “brief but fierce” has damaged about 30 houses in western Germany.
Dozens of residents were forced to spend the night with friends or at a local hotel after the tornado hit Roetgen, near the border with Belgium.
A video showed the tornado sweeping through the small town.
Authorities said that five people were slightly injured.
