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.

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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

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

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.

FORBES: Living With Downed Trees And No Power In Fairfield County, CT

In anticipation of military operations, UNESCO has already provided the topographic features relative to the location of sites to the concerned General Staffs, as well as individual brochures and information for soldiers to prevent damage to cultural heritage.

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