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		</div><p>A tornado has swept through the western German city of Paderborn, injuring at least 30 people as it blew away roofs, toppled trees and sent debris flying for miles.</p>
<p>Meteorologists had warned that heavy rainfall and hail were expected in western and central Germany on Friday, with storms producing gusts up to 81mph.</p>
<p>Storms on Thursday had already disrupted traffic, uprooted trees that toppled on to railway tracks and roads, and flooded hundreds of basements in western Germany.</p>
<p>“30 to 40 injured, at least 10 of them seriously,” Paderborn police said after the tornado.</p>
<p>They urged people to remain in their houses so as not to hamper rescue efforts or endanger themselves.</p>
<p>Heavy storm damage was also reported in the nearby town of Lippstadt. A church steeple in the town was toppled and the German news agency dpa reported that more than 100 people were temporarily trapped in a local open air pool after fallen trees blocked the exit.</p>
<p>The regional fire service said all available rescuers were being deployed to the area.</p>
<p>Police said two French citizens died after their motorised paraglider was caught by a strong gust of wind shortly after taking off on Thursday from an airfield in Ballenstedt, 109 miles south west of Berlin.</p>
<p>Police in Saxony-Anhalt state said the pair, both 59, were urged to land because of a forecast for an abrupt change in the weather.</p>
<p>Shortly after the warning, “they appear to have been hit by a gust of wind that caused the paraglider to collapse, and the air vehicle crashed on to a field from a height of about 40 metres (131 feet)”, police said.</p>
<p>Schools in the western city of Cologne closed before midday to give students time to make it home safely before the storms hit.</p>
<p>Further south in Ahrweiler county, all schools were closed on Friday. More than 130 people were killed in the region last summer after it was hit by a flash flood in July.</p>
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