A powerful tornado ripped apart a picturesque street in Pozo del Camino in Huelva, Spain, in only a few seconds and was caught on a resident’s camera outside their home
Incredible footage has shown the moment a powerful tornado ripped through a town popular with tourists, which ripped up people’s gardens and homes in seconds.
Pozo del Camino in Huelva, Spain, suffered a freak storm this week, as heavy wind and rain pelted down on the town. The extreme weather also included the arrival of a huge tornado which crashed through the popular town in the south of the country.
In seconds it had ripped up roads and electric pylons, leaving people’s property in ruins. The devastation was also caught on video as a woman shared the moment it passed through her home.
At the start of the footage rain is seen falling on the garden before the first winds pick up. In seconds, the picturesque little garden is left in ruins as its gate was pulled from its hinges and thrown towards the house.
The fury of the tornado’s winds can be clearly seen as debris is ripped around the garden. As another fence falls suddenly a caravan comes tumbling into view and rolled over several times.
The violence ends after only around ten seconds but the garden is left in ruins. One person replied to the horror tape online: “Nature’s fury is both terrifying and mesmerizing. Stay safe everyone.”
Another added: “Very little that man builds for average conditions is good enough to withstand Mother Nature, if she just flexes her musicals in the least way. Our infrastructure is so brittle we are lucky to make it day to day on a good day.”
One more said: “Crazy to see all that happening in only 15 seconds.”
Last month during Storm Storm Eowyn, parts of the UK, including London and Bristol, were hit with a rare tornado warning, as people were urged to stay home until the once-in-a-century storm passes. Although rare, tornadoes do happen in this country.
The first recorded here blew in on October 23, 1091, ripping apart a number of churches in Central London with a force that must have seemed apocalyptic at the time, as well as some 600 houses. The 240 mph winds were so intense that London Bridge, built by William the Conqueror, actually fell down, much like the nursery rhyme, Historic UK reports.
The church of St Mary-le-Bow was also completely flattened, so much so that four enormous 26-foot rafters were driven deep into the ground, with just four feet remaining visible. Despite the carnage, just two lives were lost out of a population of some 18,000.
Contemporary experts have placed the twister at a possible T8 on the TORRO scale, which runs from T1 to T10, making it one of the strongest tornadoes on record. Giving an eyewitness account of the astonishing sight in his chronicle, William of Malmesbury described it as “a great spectacle for those watching from afar, but a terrifying experience for those standing near”.
