Just when you thought New Zealand has suffered enough calamity with the Pike River Mine disaster and then the massive Christchurch earthquake comes the news today that Auckland got a small taste of what the poor Americans have been going through with a tornado!

According to the BBC News the outbreak of tornadoes that ravaged the southern US last week was the largest in US recorded history, the National Weather Service has said. The three-day period from 25-28 April saw 362 tornadoes strike, including some 312 in a single 24-hour period.
334 people have died because of these strikes.

Now comes the news of a tornado ripping through an Auckland suburb!
There have been 2 deaths in this latest disaster; somewhat miraculous when you see how the tornado hit.

Raw video footage of the tornado in Albany (suburb of Auckland)
from NZ Herald site

Read about it on the NZ Herald site