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Namibia: Powerful tornado wrecks Brazil town, killing six and injuring hundreds – News

Namibia: Powerful tornado wrecks Brazil town, killing six and injuring hundreds – News

Africa Links 24 with News Agencies
Published on 2025-11-09 10:34:27

At least six people have been killed and 750 others injured in Brazil after a tornado ripped through the southern state of Parana, with powerful winds of up to 250km/hour.

Local authorities said on Saturday that the twister, which struck late on Friday, lasted less than a minute, but destroyed about 90% of the town of Rio Bonito do Iguacu.

The town is home to 14 000 people.

Aerial photographs show scores of buildings in Rio Bonito do Iguacu without roofs, while parts of the town…

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