Tornado leaves one dead, several injured in Alabama
Issued on:
26/01/2021 - 12:41
2 min
Washington (AFP)
A tornado killed one person and left several people critically injured in Alabama, US media said Tuesday.
The storm, which hit the town of Fultondale in Jefferson County late Monday, caused "significant damage," the National Weather Service (NWS) tweeted.
One person has died and at least five people have been hospitalized with critical injuries, Fultondale Police Chief D.P. Smith told local news media AL.com.
"It looks like a bomb went off," local pastor's son Sam Moerbe, 18, told the outlet.
Smith said he understood that the individual died after a tree collapsed on their home as they sheltered in the basement.