Hundreds of people were injured after the tornado ripped through the region with a 14-year-old child being listed among the six people who were killed by the freak weather event

A deadly tornado that claimed the lives of six people has left a horrific trail of destruction in its wake after it tore through Brazil with 155mph winds.

The powerful tornado ripped through the southern state of Parana killing six and injuring more than 750 others after it struck on Friday afternoon local time according to officials. The county's Civil Defence said 90 per cent of the city had experienced damage.

Images from the city show buildings with roofs torn off, fallen trees, twisted signs and poles. The tornado also destroyed dozens of homes and led the government to declare an emergency in the affec

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