Tornada a lovit Bascharage şi Pétange, localităţi din sud-vestul marelui ducat, limitrofe Belgiei şi oraşului francez Longwy, în jurul orei locale 17.30, relatează AFP și Agerpres.
Rafalele de vânt au atins viteze de până la 128 km/h, potrivit serviciului meteorologic.
Înregistrări video cu acoperişuri şi şeminee luate pe sus de puterea vântului au făcut rapid turul reţelelor de socializare.
🇫🇷 CATASTROPHE NATURELLE : Une #tornade a frappé le nord de la Meurthe et Moselle et le sud-ouest du #Luxembourg vers 18h. C'est un phénomène très rare. D'énormes dégâts signalés dans certaines villes. Le bilan humain est inconnu. Des maisons dévastées. (Météo Express) pic.twitter.com/d4bqW6J7gH
— La Plume Libre (@LPLdirect) August 9, 2019
Aproape o sută de locuinţe au suferit pagube, a declarat primarul din Pétange, Pierre Mellina, pentru RTL.
În alte imagini difuzate pot fi văzuţi arbori smulşi, vehicule avariate şi drumuri blocate. Unele drumuri au fost inundate şi chiar distruse de dărâmături.
Traficul feroviar între Luxemburg şi Longwy a fost şi el perturbat, potrivit Căilor ferate luxemburgheze (CFL), care au anunţat o restabilire progresivă a legăturilor.
Electricitatea a fost întreruptă „preventiv” pe anumite străzi din localităţile afectate, au mai spus reprezentanții pompierilor.
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