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Killer Tornado Hits South African Duduza Township

2011-10-04 45 Dailymotion

For more news and videos visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com<br />Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision<br />Add us on Facebook ☛ http://me.lt/9P8MUn<br /><br />An eight-year-old child is killed by a tornado that tore through the Duduza township near Nigel, east of Johannesburg. Hundreds were injured and left homeless by the twister.<br /><br />Township dwellers on Monday surveyed the damage caused by a tornado that tore through the Duduza township south east of Johannesburg on Sunday causing the death of an 8 year-old child and injuring more than 160 people.<br /><br />[Phindi Mokgothu, Duduza Resident]:<br />"It was so scary, it was so scary. I have never seen a tornado in my life, it was a life experience. I used to see it in the movie or television, but this was—it was so scary. I thought it was the end of my life. I have never seen something like this."<br /><br />Hundreds were left homeless and spent the night at a local multi-purpose center.<br /><br />[Mantshadi Magale, Duduza Resident]:<br />"Yes we got the help, those who were injured were taken to hospital, some were taken to the multi-purpose centre and others were taken by ambulance to different hospitals."<br /><br />The streets were littered with broken television screens, furniture and corrugated iron roofing from houses.<br /><br />Six people were also arrested for looting homes in the aftermath.<br /><br />The cost of the damage caused by the tornado still has to be assessed.

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