Read more about the article Metal Shutter Bends Like Tinfoil In Strong Wind And Nearly Takes Out Warehouse Owner
Strong wind blows shutter door in warehouse in Chongqing, China, on 28th September 2021. (2099902544/AsiaWire)
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Metal Shutter Bends Like Tinfoil In Strong Wind And Nearly Takes Out Warehouse Owner

This is the moment a metal shutter bends like tinfoil in strong wind and nearly seriously injures a Chinese warehouse owner. The incident was filmed by a CCTV camera in the Chinese megacity of Chongqing last week. The Chongqing Meteorological Bureau had issued a weather warning on 28th September before…

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October 5, 2021
Read more about the article Female Hot Air Balloon Pilot Dies After 10 Metre High Fall As Unexpected Wind Gust Shatters Her Aircraft
Hot-air balloon pilot Elisa Agnoletti who died in an accident in August 2021 in Sienna, Italy. (Newsflash)
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Female Hot Air Balloon Pilot Dies After 10 Metre High Fall As Unexpected Wind Gust Shatters Her Aircraft

An experienced hot-air balloon pilot from Italy died after losing balance and falling from a 10-metre (32 ft) height as a wind gust sent her balloon spiralling out of control. Elisa Agnoleti, 39, tragically lost her life in the unpredicted accident in the Buonconvento community in the city of Sienna…

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August 18, 2021
Read more about the article Iceland Wind Blows Away Bouncy Castle With 108 Kids On It Leaving 1 In Intensive Care
The bouncy castle located at the Skautah Palace in Akureyri after the accident on 1 July 2021. (Newsflash)
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Iceland Wind Blows Away Bouncy Castle With 108 Kids On It Leaving 1 In Intensive Care

A strong gust has blown away a bouncy castle with 108 children playing on it in Iceland, resulting in seven needing hospital treatment including one minor in intensive care. The inflatable castle called ‘The Monster’ was recently transported from the Perlan - Wonders of Iceland landmark in Oskjuhlio to the…

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July 7, 2021
Read more about the article Boy, 4, Sucked Under Train By Wind Created As It Passed
Pic Shows: Four year old was captured and killed by an intercity in Gardelegen, while celebrating Easter in the garden near the train tracks; A four-year-old boy who likes watching trains was killed instantly when he stood too close to the tracks and was sucked under a high-speed InterCity train.
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Boy, 4, Sucked Under Train By Wind Created As It Passed

A four-year-old boy has been killed when he was sucked under a high-speed InterCity train by the wind from it passing when he stood too close to the tracks. The tragedy happened when the boy wandered away from the small house in the garden community near Gardelegen in Germany to…

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April 22, 2020
Read more about the article 18 Firefighters Die In Devastating Sichuan Forest Fire
Picture Credit: AsiaWire / Liangshan fire service
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18 Firefighters Die In Devastating Sichuan Forest Fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twUTaPist4A&feature=youtu.be Video Credit: AsiaWire / China Fire and Rescue This footage shows fire crews tackling a huge forest blaze in China has claimed the lives of 19 people including 18 firefighters who became engulfed by the inferno after a sudden wind shift. The tragedy in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, which is…

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April 5, 2020