A tornado swept through the German city of Paderborn on Friday — injuring at least 30 people, authorities say — and blew away roofs, toppled trees and sent debris flying for miles
The twister created a path of destruction from west to east of the city, Paderborn police said, adding it caused 30 to 40 injuries. At least 10 of those injuries were serious, authorities noted.Traffic was heavily affected some pathways and parks were closed or impassable, police said.Authorities asked residents to stay indoors as"countless danger spots" remained, and rescue efforts were ongoing.Paderborn is about three hours north of Frankfurt.
Here's why the US has more tornadoes than any other country"A dangerous situation is expected that may feature a convective windstorm with long swaths of severe to extremely severe wind gusts and several supercells with large hail and tornadoes with the highest threat over central parts of Germany," Estofex said.There were several other tornado reports Friday, including one in the Netherlands, close to the German border and three in Germany, CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward said.
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