Freak Storm Hamburg Hit by Tornado
A tornado caused chaos in the northern German port city of Hamburg on Monday night, felling several tall building cranes and leaving a trail of smashed cars. Two people died and hundreds of thousands were left without electricity.
Strips of a corrugated iron roof torn off by the storm hang in high voltage power lines.
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Firemen remove a felled tree from a street in Hamburg.
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The mangled wreckage of a building crane blown over by the storm. It was here that two crane operators died when the tornado took them by surprise high up in their cabins.
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The base of a building crane blown over by the storm.
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Cars smashed by building cranes felled by the storm.
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The tornado blew away a wooden storage shed but left the furniture it contained.
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Emergency workers clear up the damage.
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Power cuts, traffic chaos, felled trees. Emergency services worked through the night to clear up the city.
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A roof damaged by the storm. The tornado tore off the roofs of several houses.
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