{"id":58761,"date":"2016-10-26T19:12:34","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T17:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=58761"},"modified":"2016-10-28T10:19:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T08:19:28","slug":"breaking-news-massive-storm-hits-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2016\/10\/26\/breaking-news-massive-storm-hits-belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Storm rips through Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huge trees were uprooted blocking off roads and destroying houses and vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Paramedics rushed out on the Dullstroom road after reports of injuries involving vehicles caught two cars caught in the gale force wind.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-58761 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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