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Domestic Goddess
28-07-05, 09:56 PM
Any Brun members here affected by the tornado? I hope that you are all ok and haven't had any damage done to your home

Article from Sky News.com:
TORNADO HITS BIRMINGHAM

At least 18 people were injured, one seriously, when a mini-tornado ripped through parts of Birmingham.

West Midlands Fire Service declared a "major incident" after deploying 15 appliances to a one-sq km area of south Birmingham where hundreds of buildings were damaged and trees uprooted.


Witnesses said a section of the city's so-called "Balti Belt" - which centres on Ladypool Road, Sparkbrook - was left resembling a war zone - with fruit, glass, masonry, tyres and furniture littering the streets.

A fire service spokeswoman said: "Three men, three women, three boys and three girls have been treated by fire service personnel and ambulance crews for various injuries and have been taken to hospital."

Police confirmed that an emergency medical centre had been set up in the Moseley area and that the High Street in neighbouring Kings Heath had been closed.

phantos02
28-07-05, 11:37 PM
TORNADO???!!

Domestic Goddess
29-07-05, 12:00 AM
Yup! Click here (http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13396509,00.html) for the full article on Sky News.

Lady Penelope
29-07-05, 01:04 AM
:o Saw it on the news DG earlier...was amazing :bigeyes:

Wonder if any of our members up there were effected? :unsure:

NE.....where are you darling :unsure: Don't do a Dorothy on us just yet :lol:

LPxxx ;)

Eeyore
29-07-05, 08:53 AM
Saw the pictures on the news this morning, quite scary ;) Then the reporter said they are quite common :o

Apparantly there were 3 in the UK yesterday including one here in Northern England :blink: you don't think of tornados in the UK do you?

tact77
29-07-05, 10:25 AM
Tornados and its meant to be summer!!!!

er 59
29-07-05, 11:28 AM
just wanted to say that i hope all members up there in birmingham are safe and well
i saw the footage on the news unbelievable makes you wonder whats next :cry:

tortoise
29-07-05, 03:22 PM
Hope you are all ok in Brum.

T xxx

Enterian
29-07-05, 03:25 PM
It was strong enough to move cars apparently!

Actually tornados are more common in the UK than in the USA! :bigeyes: It's just that ours aren't as big (usually!).

Enterian

Enterian
29-07-05, 03:46 PM
There was a smaller one in Peterborough too apparently