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A badly damaged house by this morning’s tornado in Cambridge. Photo by NZ Herald reader Andy Smith.
The force of this morning’s wind shows how deadly a tornado can be.
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Guest on 17/10/2008 8:55am
I’ve just been looking at the photos of the Tornado damage up in Cambridge. Those people were very lucky. I hope they sleep well tonight and have no more dangerous winds.
Rachel.