WEATHER: Tornado hits Birmingham and leaves trail of destruction (1931)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Gale causes havoc. Many homes laid waste as terrific whirlwind leaves trail of destruction in Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Tornado Hits Britain ENGLAND: Birmingham: EXT GV of houses damaged by whirlwind tornado PAN Local people clearing up wreckage of house TILT UP to wrecked roof Men clearing rubble Vox pops woman eyewitness SOT Men clearing rubble out of shop (which has lost its frontage in gale) Damaged roof collapsing to ground Uprooted tree with policeman standing beside Policeman vox pops on tornado SOT Background: Gale causes havoc. Many homes laid waste as terrific whirlwind leaves trail of destruction in Birmingham. B, W footage. Freak Weather, Disasters, accidents, Great Britain, winds, gale force FILM ID: VLVA34B1TUZ2UEYXPU8F21PAMYWL5 To license this film, visit