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THIS is the scary moment a beach pedalo is hurled 50ft in the air by a freak tornado in southern Russia.
Panicked beachgoers screamed and scattered as the pedal-boat slammed into the roof of a beach structure, where others hid for cover.
A fierce tornado tore through Agoy beach in Russia’s Krasnodar region on Sunday.
Floods hit 70 residential areas and 34 homes in the villages of Defanovka, Moldavanovka and Novomikhailovsky, the regional Emergency Situations Ministry reported.
Shocking footage shows a pedal-boat sucked into a whirlwind before crashing onto the roof of a beach structure – just above terrified holidaymakers who narrowly escaped serious injury.
The pedalo is then seen falling off the roof and landing on the sand.
A beach cabana and sun loungers are also sent flying from the beach.
No injuries were reported, though the beach suffered considerable damage.
A tornado warning was issued for the coastline following three days of storms in the area.
Separate footage shows flash floods sweeping away a bridge in Lermontovo – a popular tourist village around 25 miles away from Agoy.
Fallen trees and debris damaged the bridge, which collapsed due to rising waters in the Shapsukho River.
Access to around 300 tourist homes was cut off by the bridge’s destruction, according to reports.
Temporary accommodation centres have been set up, reports bne IntelliNews.
Emergency services reportedly dispatched 48 specialists and six units of special equipment to flooded areas.
Several people are believed to be missing.
Officials said water levels on rivers in Krasnodar region and the Black Sea coast from Anapa to Magri are expected to rise until Monday afternoon.
It comes as a tornado barrelled into a packed Italian beach.
Footage captured the twister tearing across the shore in Maccarese, north of Rome, sending parasols into the sky and tourists running for cover.
At least one woman suffered minor injuries, according to local reports.
Around 1pm that same day, a pair of towering waterspouts spun out of a thunderstorm hit Italy’s east coast – near the Delta del Po.
