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Eight killed by tornadoes in US Midwest: report

File image of a recent scene in a street hit this season by a tornado. AFP image by Brandi Simons.
by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP) May 26, 2008
At least eight people were killed in the midwestern United States Sunday as a series of tornadoes swept through the region leaving behind a wake of destruction, CNN television reported.

The network said seven people were found dead in northcentral Iowa, in the towns of Parkersburg and New Hartford when a tornado passed at about 6:00 pm (2200 GMT).

Marble-sized hail also fell over Waterloo, where authorities reported significant damage to homes, trees and power lines, the report said.

Iowa Governor Chet Culver declared a state of disaster in three counties.

Meanwhile, in Minnesota, a separate twister killed a two-year-old child and seriously injured nine other people in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, CNN said.

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Tornadoes tear through northern Oklahoma
Washington (AFP) May 24, 2008
Supercell storms plowed across northern Oklahoma state Saturday spawning several tornadoes that crushed structures and sent debris flying miles away, US media reported.







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