| A freak tornado killed at least three people, injured 14 others and caused widespread damage in a small town near the Turkish capital, Ankara, today, local media reported. Television showed damaged buildings, uprooted trees and overturned vehicles in Cubuk, which is about 30 miles north of Ankara. Two young children were among the dead. "It was like a bomb had exploded outside. We had only seen tornadoes in films," the Anatolian state news agency quoted one witness as saying. Tornadoes are very rare in Turkey, though much of the country suffered summer storms today and parts of Istanbul witnessed heavy flooding. Authorities sent emergency aid including tents and blankets to the town. |