Poland: Tornadoes Tear Down Homes

4,164 views · Published 16 July 2012 · 1:16 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: Sky News · 2012 · News & Politics

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At least one person has been killed and 10 others injured after a series of tornadoes ripped through parts of Poland.

An area around Bory Tucholskie forest, a national park and popular tourist destination, was hit by a twister between 800 and 1,000 metres wide.

More than 400 hectares of woodland were flattened in the area and more than 100 houses destroyed, authorities said.

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