Turbulent Start to the Week: Roof Blown Away, Fire Due to Lightning

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In Roosendaal, the roofs of terraced houses were ripped off by the wind. As a result, solar panels also crashed down.

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A massive gust of wind blew the entire roof off a block of houses in Roosendaal during the night from Sunday to Monday. "It was like the movie Twister; it sounded like a giant vacuum cleaner was going over our house," says resident Joost Elsten. The damage to the four houses on Kastanjeberg in Roosendaal is extensive. Roofing felt, wood, bricks, and twelve solar panels were ripped from the roof by the gust. "The wind picked up the roof like wrap…