‘Tornado’ tears off warehouse roof and kills three workers as Storm Nuria causes chaos in Spain’s Sevilla

THREE people died on Friday after an agricultural warehouse roof in the Sevilla area was torn off by a tornado caused by Storm Nuria.

Emergency services were called at around 11.30am with a report that winds had destroyed the roof in Coria del Rio.

The structure’s walls had also been severely damaged as a result of the severe weather which struck the municipality

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Sevilla provincial firefighters on the scene stated that a tornado had caused the destruction.

Coria del Rio mayor, Modesto Gonzalez, confirmed there had been three fatalities, while the Ministry of Health stated that nobody else had been injured.

It’s believed the deceased workers had been inside the warehouse.

Police and fire crews have been working to remove the fallen debris.

A formal investigation has already been launched by a judge.