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The phenomenon lasted a handful of seconds but he was particularly violent. Sunday, October 23, a tornado hit the town of Bihucourt and several houses were destroyed.
It is a spectacle of desolation, on a scale rarely seen in the Pas-de-Calais. In the village of Bihucourtof 350 inhabitants, more than half of the houses were gutted, the roof was torn off by the force of the wind. “With the breath, everything exploded“says a resident. The phenomenon only lasted a few minutes but took everything in its path. “We’re alive, that’s the main thing”he reassures himself. His neighbor was luckier. The house of his sister, who went on vacation, narrowly escaped the damage.
It’s almost 7 p.m., Sunday, October 23, when the tornado formed in the heart of the countryside. The strong winds then ravaged a hundred houses, mainly in the center of the village. “I saw the neighbour’s trees being uprooted and falling on his house”says a man. No victim is deplore but the victims must be evacuated in order to secure the area.
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