Two tornadoes touched down in Alberta, injuring five people and spurring the evacuation of a campground.
Dillberry Lake Provincial Park in central Alberta, near the Saskatchewan boundary, was evacuated Wednesday night and campers were told to head to the nearby village of Chauvin, Alta.
Environment Canada meteorologist Julien Corrizeau says five people suffered minor injuries, but there was significant damage to trailers and some were completely destroyed.
Corrizeau says another tornado hit the ground southwest of the nearby village of Paradise Valley, but no damage has been reported there yet.
Neil Loonen, assistant administrator for the Municipal District of Wainwright, says three people were sent to hospital.
Loonen said he couldn’t comment on the extent of their injuries.
Constable Sandra Geiger, an RCMP spokesperson, says officers in Lloydminster and surrounding detachments, including search and rescue, got the call for help at about 8:30 p.m.
Geiger says everyone in the campground was accounted for, and some were in hospital.