Cel putin 17 persoane au fost ranite in urma unei serii de tornade care au afectat trei localitati din statul american Iowa, unde mai multe cladiri au fost distruse.
Orasele afectate sunt Mashalltown, Pella si Bondurant. Zece oameni au fost raniti in Marshalltown, iar sapte la o fabrica din apropierea localitatii Pella, relateaza New York Times.
Mai multe cladiri au fost distruse in Marshalltown, un oras cu 27.000 de locuitori, aflat la nord-est de orasul Des Moines, capitala statului Iowa.
Singurul spital din Marshalltown a fost afectat de vreme. Toti cei 40 de pacienti de la UnityPoint Health au fost transferati la un spital mai mare din Waterloo.
Camera de urgente din spitalul din Marshalltown a ramas deschisa pentru a trata pacientii grav raniti in urma furtunilor.
Rod Donavon, meteorolog in cadrul Serviciului National de Vreme, a informat ca doua furtuni minore au cauzat seria de tornade.
Debris goes flying as a tornado touches down in central Iowa, where several people were injured as severe storms moved through the area. https://t.co/aSC6Ixthco pic.twitter.com/xR0R138tQF
- ABC News (@ABC) 20 iulie 2018
Tornado's aftermath: Vehicles flipped over and piled on top of one another in the parking lot of a central Iowa company where several people were injured as severe weather made its way across the region. https://t.co/DiOiUkfw2Q pic.twitter.com/AOFOapIqEq
- ABC News (@ABC) 20 iulie 2018
"Houses are being torn to shreds."
A tornado rips the roof off several homes near Des Moines, Iowa as severe thunderstorms moved across the state. Authorities say no injuries have been reported. https://t.co/2QY1zCB71D pic.twitter.com/wtFUSDeq3m
- ABC News (@ABC) 19 iulie 2018