About 100 homes damaged in Tuesday’s tornado
Posted Jun 18, 2014 09:57:35 AM.
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The mayor of a central Ontario community says it’s a miracle no one was hurt when a tornado ripped through the area Tuesday.
Essa Township Mayor Terry Dowdall says about 100 homes were damaged in Angus, which is located in the township about 100 kilometres north of Toronto.
Dowdall, who joined other emergency officials this morning to give a brief update on the situation, says he has never seen such devastation in the community.
The tornado blew out windows, tore up fences and sheared off the tops of some homes when it hit about 5:30 p.m. but caused no serious injuries.
OPP Const. Kelly Daniels says the priority now is to ensure homes are safe enough for people to go back inside and retrieve needed personal items like medication.
She says residents who have been displaced from their homes will be escorted by police and fire officials when they go inside and it will be done home by home.
