Mexico: 13 people killed tornadoes – Onet.pl

 
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  Mexico: 13 people killed tornadoes
 
 
 

Tornado was so strong that captivating cars and ciskało it on the ground or on roofs of houses a few dozen meters away. Element overturned and destroyed a bus that was to transport children to school.

Ruben Moreira, governor of Coahuila, in which the town is located, he told reporters that the fatalities are 10 adults and 3 children. One child, believed to have been lost, has been torn by the storm, together with the cart, at the hands of his mother. 150 people were taken to hospital. The governor warned that the death toll could rise balance.

It is estimated that at least 800 homes in Acuna was damaged or completely destroyed. The walls and roofs of buildings do not withstand the pressure of the storm. Rescue teams are searching the destroyed houses, the rubble of which may be further victims.

“We are not accustomed to such devastation. In the history of our city, numbering 110 years, there are no records of such tornadoes “- said the mayor Acuny Evaristo Lenin Perez. He added that most of the fatalities are people who were outside the building.

Tornado, whose speed in gusts reached almost 300 km / h, attacked early in the morning when people are ready to leave for work.

According to a spokesperson Mexican National Meteorological Service, it was the strongest tornado in Mexico for at least 15 years. The authorities have organized temporary shelters for people left without a roof over your head.

counting 125 thousand. residents of Ciudad Acuna is located in the northeastern part of Mexico, near the border with the US, opposite the US city of Del Rio, Texas.

Texas also hit by tornadoes and floods. 12 people are considered missing after the sudden withdrawal from the banks of the Blanco River in the central part of the state. The water swept away a bridge and crashed on a large boarding house in Wimberley Valley, where there were at least dozens of people. The area is a popular recreation area and tourist destination.

At least 2 thousand. Texans had to seek temporary shelter. The floods damaged hundreds of homes, some of them were washed down with foundations and swept away by the water.

In the United States powerful storm front, where there are violent thunderstorms and tornadoes stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes.