Tornado tears up tourers as it rips through Welsh caravan park
The storm caused great damage to the caravan park
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Thursday, 01, Dec 2011 09:16
by Tom Lowenstein
Staff at a caravan park in Anglesey must have thought they had accidentally stumbled on a Hollywood movie set earlier this week (November 29th) when a tornado ripped through the site, leaving a trail of destruction behind it.
The Sandy Beach Caravan Park was struck by the twister just before midday, tipping over caravans and throwing debris across the site.
Five tourers and a static caravan were destroyed by the freak storm, which had staff diving for cover as it tore straight through the park, the Daily Post reported.
"It was so sudden, the first we knew was when a staff member rushed in to say the caravans were being lifted in the air and bits flying all over the place," owner of the park John Seymour-Jones told the regional newspaper.
"We went out and could just see a line of vans knocked over and a static van with its roof ripped off."
Luckily the park had closed for winter recently so no staff or caravanners were hurt in the storm.