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Tornado batters area near Ottawa

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People inspect damaged homes following a tornado in Dunrobin, Ontario west of Ottawa, on Friday. The tornado sparked chaos near the Canadian capital Ottawa on Friday, injuring dozens as homes were damaged, cars flipped over, and more than 130,000 people left without power, local media said. Meteorolog­ists reported gusts whipped up to around 190km/h, with the city of Gatineau, about 8 kilometres north of the capital, taking the brunt. Images on social media showed homes with damaged rooftops, as debris was seen swirling through the air in video footage.

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