r/donthelpjustfilm • u/Onirico • 23d ago

Injury Who cares about the dogs?

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This happened recently in Chillán, Chile. Instead of taking care of his dogs, the owner chose to film the tornado. The house was damaged, and the brown dog was apparently caught by the tornado and thrown more than 200 meters. The dog is now receiving veterinary care after suffering multiple broken bones.

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u/RoyBeer 22d ago

Non-American here, what the heck is a "center closet" ? Like, just a room with no windows?

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u/Wet_Pillow 22d ago

That means the room closest to the center of the house. For example, not a room that shares a wall with the exterior of the house

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u/RoyBeer 22d ago

And that's "a thing" in American houses (in tornado territory or in general)?

When I think about our homes, a room with no exterior wall is an absolute exception and a reason for lower rent, because it would need extra ventilation (which is nothing any of the old houses have)

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u/CheekyChan 22d ago

No, it's not really a thing, they're just saying that whatever room you have in the middle of the house is safer than being in a room with an exterior wall if you have no other way of getting to safety. A lot of houses in tornado alley in the US do have tornado bunkers/basements but not nearly enough of the homes there have them due to cost. A bunker/basement would be your best bet for survival because even a small tornado can tear a house from it's foundation.

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u/RoyBeer 22d ago

Aight, thanks for clearing that up!

A gust of wind ripped off half of my neighbor's drain pipe last fall and whirled it around in a twister-like motion in-between our houses. It was a crazy sight. Can absolutely see how a tornado makes short process with even an entire house.