Large rare tornado strikes near Adana in southern Turkey

Sott.net
Thu, 02 Nov 2017 07:31 UTC

© haberum

A large rare tornado struck Adana's Karataş district in southern Turkey on October 29, 2017. There were no reports of injuries although at least 5 houses were damaged.

After forming as a waterspout in the Mediterranean Sea the tornado was on the ground for about 80 seconds around Kesik Mahallesine reports haberum.

A local resident Ahmet Avşar, who has lived in the area for 67 years, said it was the first time he had ever witnessed such a phenomenon.

Comment: Some other rare tornadoes have formed around the planet in recent times including countries such as Netherlands, Mexico, United States, Russia and China.