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1 dead, 10 injured as storm pummels southern Dutch city

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — One person has been killed and about 10 injured as a powerful storm ripped through a historic fishing town in the southern Netherlands, tearing the roofs off at least four houses and sending café furniture flying through the streets. Video posted on social media showed a waterspout close to the town of Zierikzee on Monday. Veilig Zeeland, the organization that coordinates emergency response in the region, said in a statement that: “There is, sadly, one fatality to mourn as a result of the whirlwind,” and around 10 injured.

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