Tornado causes damage to 24 homes in Pembrokeshire

A tornado has hit 24 homes and a bolt of lightning has struck two properties after severe weather battered Wales overnight.

The whirlwind hit Haverfordwest at about 19:00 GMT on Tuesday and ripped sections of roof off six properties, Mid and West Wales fire service said.

Two people have been taken to hospital with shock.

Meanwhile, lightning damaged a chimney and left a hole in the roof of two homes in the Vale of Glamorgan.

  • Wales