Freak windstorm blasts Istanbul

A freak windstorm blasted Turkey’s largest city CNN reported. Howling winds ripped through Istanbul Wednesday afternoon, tearing flags from their poles, destroying the set of a blockbuster Hollywood film, and injuring at least 31 people, Turkish authorities said. Three of the injured were in critical condition from the freak storm caused by a strong southwesterly wind known in Turkey as lodos. The winds — measured at 100...