Tornadoes in the US and Germany, casualties

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At least one person is dead and more than 40 are injured as tornadoes hit Michigan.

Tornadoes also hit central western Germany, injuring dozens.

Reporter Hong Eui-pyo reports.

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Gaylord, Michigan, USA.

Columns of grayish tornadoes sweep around town.

It looks as if the wire was cut by a strong gust of wind, and sparks are seen for a moment.

“Oh, my God, the roof has come off. My God.”

Debris is scattered in the place where the tornado swept through,

A large sign was bent, and the roof of the building collapsed.

It is said that at least one person was killed and regarding 40 others were injured in this tornado, which is an area where tornadoes are rare as the most recent recorded strong wind damage was 24 years ago.

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Citizens are hurriedly fleeing from a storm that roars to the point where the trees staggered.

A tornado also struck the German city of Paderborn.

Human casualties are also increasing one following another.

So far, at least one person has been killed and 40 others have been injured, of which 10 are seriously injured.

Local police authorities estimated that property damage alone might amount to hundreds of billions of won.

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“The strong wind caused damage to the building’s windows, such as broken windows and blown roofs.”

In addition to Paderborn, in western Germany, traffic paralysis due to bad weather followed.

While strong winds of up to 130 km/h are expected to move to eastern Germany, Paderborn, where a tornado occurred, is said to have continued to experience unusually high temperatures recently.

This is Eui-pyo Hong from MBC News.

Video editing: Min Kyung-tae

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