Destruction averted
IT WAS undoubtedly an omen. On May 13th a funnel of wind, dropping out of a lid of tremendous black clouds, skipped through the heart of Miami's financial district. Thousands of people raced for cover while cars and buses stopped dead in the streets. Mesmerised office workers peered from skyscraper windows as the funnel zig-zagged across several blocks, churning up clouds of debris and leaves. Then, just as suddenly, it turned out towards the ocean and disappeared.
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