Tornado kills at least 2 in Oklahoma

27 May

A tornado that struck a mobile home park and a motel in the southern US state of Oklahoma on Saturday night has left at least two people dead and 29 others injured.

 

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Local authorities said the two fatalities occurred in the park in El Reno. They said the injured, including motel guests, were taken to hospitals.

 

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Video footage shows overturned trailers and damaged buildings. Emergency responders are checking to see if anyone is trapped beneath the debris.

A spate of twisters has torn through the US Midwest and South since the middle of this month, leaving casualties in their wake.

NHK