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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Deadly tornado rips lhtough Goderich
State of emergency
JOHN MINER, THE LONDON FREE
PRESS
Lakeshore Advance
GOl)ERICI1 - A powerful tornado
that tore through here Sunday
afternoon killed one person and
injured 37 others, causing "cato-
strophic damage," OPP say.
The tornado, packing winds of up
to 300 kilometres an hour, roared
through Goderich around 4 p.m.
As firefighters and police officers
searched dozens of damaged homes,
businesses and plants, shocked
residents dodged downed trues and
power lines as they surveyed the
damage in what bilis itself as Canada's
Prettiest 'Town.
"I've been with Environment
Canada for 36 years . , , this is the
worst storm damage I've ever seen,"
Randy Mawson, a storm investigator
with Environment Canada, said at an
news conference Sunday night in
Goderich.
OPP identified the person who
died in the tornado as Norman
Laberge, 61, of Lucknow. Ile was
working at the Sifto salt mine. The
coroner is investigating Laberge's
death, OPP said.
John Minx Landon Free Piss
One person Is dead and 37 injured atter a tornado
with winds up to 300 -km -per -hour tore into
Goderich late Sunday afternoon.
Natural gas service to about 3,300
customers in the area was halted
around 101).111. as a safety precaution,
according to OPP.
The Sifto complex was heavily
damaged. The twister tore metal
siding off the evaporator and
scattered debris.
Wind speeds reached between 250
and 300 kilometres an hour,Environ-
rnent Canada said, strong enough to
damage more than 100 buildings and
push vehicles on their side.
'lite tornado is classified as an 1:2 to
13.'I'vo additional assessment teams
from Environment Canada will he in
Goderich Monday to investigate
damage and assess the tornado.
Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt has
declared a state of emergency.
"1 need to ask everyone to stay
away from the downtown core," he
said at the trews conference held at
the emergency shelter set up at the
knights of Columbus hall on Parsons
Court where Red Cross is on hand.
People whose apartments or
home's were damaged in the tornado
stayed Sunday night at the shelter.
Officials couldn't confirm the
number of people unable to stay in
their homes. Residents were drop-
ping off food and other supplies.
Police released few details about
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