'It was like a bomb went off': Tornado tears up towns

By Adrian Lowe
Updated May 2 2013 - 5:14pm, first published March 22 2013 - 1:13pm
'Tornado' ... A picture taken at Mulwala. Photo: David Jones/Twitter
'Tornado' ... A picture taken at Mulwala. Photo: David Jones/Twitter
Tornado wreckage in Mulwala.
Tornado wreckage in Mulwala.
The Denison County caravan park lies in ruins. Photo: 3AW
The Denison County caravan park lies in ruins. Photo: 3AW
Tornado wreckage in Victoria's north-east. Photo: Mark Jesser/The Border Mail
Tornado wreckage in Victoria's north-east. Photo: Mark Jesser/The Border Mail
What remains of the Jasper Bros. car dealership in Rutherglen. Photo: The Border Mail
What remains of the Jasper Bros. car dealership in Rutherglen. Photo: The Border Mail
This weather radar image show the rotation of the thunderstorm over Yarrawonga, preceding the formation of a tornado Photo: Bureau of Meteorology
This weather radar image show the rotation of the thunderstorm over Yarrawonga, preceding the formation of a tornado Photo: Bureau of Meteorology
A resident surveys the damage. Photo: Mark Jesser/The Border Mail
A resident surveys the damage. Photo: Mark Jesser/The Border Mail

Residents in Victoria’s north-east have told of their terror as a tornado smashed through towns, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

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