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Tornadoes Descend // Comment Picked for TV
Check out patballosu's first hand account of the tornadoes that ravaged the countryside of Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas this month. After you hear what he has to say you can watch the pod here: http://current.com/items/88931313_tornadoes_descend Check out patballosu's first hand account of the tornadoes that ravaged the countryside of Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansa... more
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18 reported dead in U.S. tornadoes
At least 18 people have died following a series of tornadoes which swept through Missouri and Oklahoma yesterday, but police have not ruled out finding more victims.
Hardest hit was Racine, a tiny community in Newton County: six people were also killed in the small Oklahoma town of Picher. "Basically a 24-block area is virtually destroyed", said Michelann Ooten, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. National Guard troops were due to arrive in Picher by this morning to help in rescue and recovery operations. An employee of the Missouri Emergency Management Agency said, "there's a lot of wreckage and overturned vehicles".
Local television footage from Picher showed widespread devastation. Homes were ripped from their foundations, trees were stripped of leaves and sheet metal was twisted like paper. Search efforts for missing people in Picher were shutting down as it was unsafe for rescuers to move through the rubble at night even with mobile floodlights. Fifty people have been treated for injuries ranging from head trauma to lacerations and broken bones.
Picher is currently undergoing a massive pollution clean-up to clear lead and zinc mining hazards. Residents were being assisted with relocation from the community after high levels of lead were found in groundwater.
Reporting by Ben Fenwick in Oklahoma City; additional reporting by Erwin Seba in Houston and Andrew Stern in Chicago; editing by Eric Beech
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) At least 18 people have died following a series of tornadoes which swept through Missouri and Oklahoma yesterday, but police have not ... more -
Tornadoes Descend
Homes have been leveled and businesses have been destroyed after at least 19 tornadoes ravaged the countryside of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Homes have been leveled and businesses have been destroyed after at least 19 tornadoes ravaged the countryside of Missouri, Arkansas, ... more
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Seven killed in Arkansas storms
A powerful storm system packing tornadoes and heavy winds roared across the nation's midsection early Friday, killing at least seven people in Arkansas including a teenager crushed by a tree while she slept. A powerful storm system packing tornadoes and heavy winds roared across the nation's midsection early Friday, killing at least se... more
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Southern Twisters
A deadly tornado that was part of a massive storm touched down in the southern part of the United States, killing up to 20 and causing millions in damage mostly in Alabama and Georgia. Some of the victims killed by the tornado were students in an Alabama high school. A deadly tornado that was part of a massive storm touched down in the southern part of the United States, killing up to 20 and causing... more
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