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As many as 6,000 customers are without power and 100 homes temporarily condemned in the central Ontario community of Angus, near Barrie, after a tornado touched down early Tuesday evening.
No one was seriously injured when the tornado struck around 5:20 p.m. and tracked through the community, about 100 kilometres north of Toronto, for 15 minutes, blowing out windows, tearing up fences and shearing off the tops of some houses. Environment Canada said winds kicked up to 180 km/h.
Fire chief Cynthia Tustin called the lack of injuries “an amazing piece of timing.”
She said tornado warnings were sent out over Twitter and through Environment Canada alerting people to take shelter.
“It was the right time of day. Young children were out of school or out doing things. And people were up. They were able to be aware of what’s going on,” said Tustin at a news conference.
Authorities were working Wednesday to secure the homes that families were forced to abandon. People were being allowed access to their homes with fire and police services chaperones to retrieve necessary items like medications.
Pharmacies in the community also offered to help people obtain medications. |
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