Shocking aerial footage show destruction left behind by North Carolina tornado Shweta Sharma
Aerial footage shows aftermath of North Carolina tornado
Aerial footage has emerged showing the extent of destruction in a coastal North Carolina community after a powerful tornado tore through the town on 16 February, killing three people and injuring 10.
Videos from the affected area of Brunswick County showed houses ripped from their foundations, heaps of debris, snapped trees and uprooted power lines.
The tornado hit just before midnight on Monday with winds estimated at 160 mph, arriving as a severe winter storm continues to hammer the US.
The worst destruction was caused in the Ocean Ridge Plantation beach community, according to ABC11 News, with some suffering serious injuries in addition to the death toll of three.
Shocking aerial footage show destruction left behind by North Carolina tornado
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Covid: Hundreds drive to Brecon Beacons in defiance of Wales restrictions Peter Stubley
Police turned away hundreds of people trying to visit the Brecon Beacons despite the lockdown restrictions in Wales.
Officers patrolling the area near Pen y Fan on Tuesday discovered that a group which travelled from Cheltenham in a minibus were from different households.
Another man drove nearly 200 miles from Hertfordshire to walk up the mountain in defiance of the stay at home Covid regulations.
Dyfed-Powys Police said they had issued fines to those in blatant breach of the alert level 4 restrictions which came into force on 20 December and state that people should not travel without reasonable excuse.