Tornado causes widespread damage in German town; 1 killed by falling roof in Hamburg storm
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A tornado has caused widespread damage in a small town in northeastern Germany, ripping off most of a church roof and covering streets in debris. Elsewhere, a man was killed by flying debris.
Storms hit much of Germany on Tuesday evening after an unusually hot day. In Hamburg, police said Wednesday that a 26-year-old man was fatally injured when he was hit by a roof swept off by gusts of wind. His pregnant partner was seriously injured.
The most spectacular damage was caused further east by a rare tornado in the town of Buetzow. Three-quarters of a church's roof was swept away, trees were knocked over and cars destroyed, the dpa news agency reported.
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Streets were strewn with cracked bricks, which mayor Christian Grueschow said "shot down like projectiles."