A tornado has damaged properties in Geetbets The tornado that swept across the area on Thursday evening also damaged houses in the Walloon Brabant municipality of Beauvechain several families have had to seek alternative accomodation After the tornado had first caused damage a few kilometres south in Beauvechain it was the turn of Zoutleeuw and Geetbets to bear the brunt At around 6.30pm swept over the Bungeveld social housing estate in the village of Budingen Major damage was caused to the homes there and the roofs of several houses were torn off The emergency services and council workers carried out an initial clean-up operation Residents whose home have been made uninhabitable were given shelter in a local community centre While most of those unable to return to their homes were able to find shelter with family or friends a family of 7 has been given temporary accommodation at a hotel in the nearby Limburg town of Sint-Truiden in Geetbets around a dozen homes in several streets were damaged by the tornado Faharas News is an AI-driven news aggregator that provides real-time updates from a variety of sources We do not take responsibility for the content or the external links provided We use cookies to personalize content and ads , to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic...Learn More