Tornado tears roof off hospital in Siakobvu, Zimbabwe
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on NewsDay
A violent gust tore the roof off Siakobvu Hospital in Zimbabwe on Sunday afternoon. The phenomenon swept through the Siakobvu area, NewsDay reports.
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