Tornado

James Blacksmith said the windows on his vehicle were blown out by a tornado in Manitoba on Aug. 7 before it was tossed over and over again before landing on its roof. A first responder checks on an overturned vehicle at the scene where a tornado touched down, uprooting trees and overturning two vehicles near Virden, Man., in a Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, handout photo published to social media. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Wallace District Fire Department, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

‘Happy that I’m alive:’ Survivor recalls deadly Manitoba tornado hitting Jeep

Blacksmith spent four days being treated for a fractured vertebra, scrapes and bruises

It’s been 20 years since a killer tornado ripped through Pine Lake on July 14, 2000. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

‘A miracle:’ 20 years after deadly tornado Alberta family thankful for survival

Twister struck Pine Lake on July 14, 2000

Jul 14, 2020
by The Canadian Press
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