A minimum of one particular person has been killed and ten others injured after a uncommon twister hit the city of Zierikzee within the Netherlands on Monday afternoon.
The Zeeland Security Area, which is coordinating rescue efforts, stated there was a "enormous deployment of emergency providers" in response to the acute climate incident which additionally noticed a ship run into hassle off the coast, caught in excessive winds.
Dutch media reviews that the twister ripped the roofs from a variety of properties and brought on different property harm.
The Weeronline meteorological service described the occasion as a "weak twister," one among solely two or three which type within the Netherlands annually.
"Sadly, the twister has left one particular person lifeless and early indications are that about 10 others have been injured," Zeeland provincial authorities stated in an announcement, including that "emergency providers are nonetheless assessing the influence" of the uncommon phenomenon.
The Zierikzee housing affiliation stated that round 20 rented homes have been broken and the municipality will present shelter for affected residents.
One of many worst tornados to hit the Netherlands occurred again in June 1967 when seven individuals had been killed and dozens injured.
In 1992, one other twister hit a campsite in Ameland, killing one particular person and injuring 5.
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