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Tornado hits Sicilian city, injuring 11 and damaging a school

The tornado struck a school with 272 children inside, though no child injuries have been reported so far; tornadoes this powerful are rare in that region of Europe.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA powerful tornado tore through a Sicilian city, injuring eleven people, some critically, the New York Post reports.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt hit a school with two hundred seventy-two children inside, destroyed part of it, and flipped cars into the air. Video shows the damage.

  3. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTornadoes that strong are rare in that part of Europe.

  4. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistForecasters will study how this one formed, and local officials will have to check the school's safety.

  5. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTwo hundred seventy-two kids inside. Everyone on this desk is hoping the injured recover.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe New York Post's report is our only account so far, and it does not say whether any of the children were hurt.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistUpdates will come from Italian authorities. Until then, we stick to what's confirmed.

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