Windstorm come out of nowhere and hits Turkey

Windstorm comes out of nowhere and hits Turkey.

By Callen Guillory

April 27, 2012. Period 3 Media Literature

Terrified people stranded on boat

In Istanbul, Turkey A terrible windstorm ruins many lives. about 100 people were injured and many affected in other ways. These devastating winds blasted the roofs off of about 350 buildings around Istanbul. The wind was measured to be 62 miles per hour. 5 people have been reported dead and 5 in life-threatening condition.

In the waters next to the coast, a group of people on a yacht had to jump off the boat because of the flames that were climbing all over. The harsh winds caused the fire to spread dangerously fast and put the group in a really bad position. Luckily, local fishing boats came to rescue the bunch. Thankfully nobody was harmed.

blinding sandstorm and harsh winds.

The country is having to cancel flights because this event. 43 flights have had to be canceled. They have also had to close several bridges over the Bosphorus.

   
In the Central Anatolian province the strong winds blew a tile off of a roof and hit a 51-year-old women straight in the head. A while later, a bus carrying spanish tourists hit a cargo truck injuring 34 people. This was caused when the sandstorm caused the bus to have very little vision and the truck appeared to "come out of nowhere".

about 600 hectares of land was burned from just a small spark in electricity transmission lines. The raging winds caused the fire to spread extremely fast in the forest. These fires were devastating and destroyed the habitats of more than 100 different species.


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