Alberta tornado witness says he could hear gas 'spewing' after twister battered homes

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RCMP say 14 houses have been damaged, and five of those homes have been destroyed after a devastating tornado hit Mountain View County in central Alberta. 

On Saturday, a one- to two-kilometre-wide tornado swept through the region, RCMP said. Mountain View County includes the Carstairs, Alta., Didsbury and Olds communities. 

In an update Saturday night, RCMP said one woman was trapped in her basement as her home was destroyed above her. Carstairs Fire Department pulled her from the rubble and she suffered minor injuries. No other people have been reported injured, RCMP said. 

A tornado has damaged homes in the Carstairs area, RCMP said Saturday.<!–

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