Video footage from CNN affiliate KATV showed toppled trees and twisted building girders at one damage location.

CNN: Tornado smashes Arkansas homes, destroys church

That was the same year official federal records about tornadoes -- in terms of their location, strength and damage inflicted -- were first kept.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

They say assessing the level of damage is taking time because of the very remote location of the island and debris on its airstrip.

BBC: Aftershocks hit Solomon Islands relief work

Thanks to its elevated location above the valley, the hotel itself suffered relatively minor damage.

BBC: Stephen King��s hotel of horrors

The council said the bridge's design and location make repair difficult, as does the extent of the damage.

BBC: New England's Donkey Bridge shut as floods leave it unsafe

Our usual go-to back-up location, the Westport Weston YMCA, is shut down indefinitely due to flooding and significant damage to electrical and other systems.

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