Tornado rips apart 40 buildings in central highlands of Vietnam

VOV.VN - A tornado in the central highlands district of Bao Lam in Lam Dong Province damaged an estimated 40 homes and commercial buildings, but caused no injuries on Friday, August 11.

The tornado formed midday, lasted about 20 minutes and was accompanied by hail, said residents.

The wind was strong enough to tear the sheet metal off the roof of homes, storage sheds and other structures and scatter pieces of wood around the landscape, the residents noted.

Local officials also reported substantial crop damage in addition to severe damage to an electrical power station and local kindergarten.

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