Authorities are reporting at least one death and many others injured. People are asked not to leave their homes unless necessary to keep roads clear for rescue teams to pass through.
Strong storms continue to rage across the United States. They occupied the central part of the country. In particular, dozens of homes were destroyed in northeastern Oklahoma. AP News writes about it.
The state suffered a second devastating tornado a month later. And on May 6, several large tornadoes occurred in northeastern Oklahoma, destroying homes and downing trees and power lines. The bad weather lasted for almost a day, the wind speed, according to weather forecasters, reached 112 km/h.
In Barnsdale, a town of 1,000 people, about 40 homes were completely destroyed or severely damaged. There, a local nursing home was evacuated because a gas pipe was damaged by the storm and could not be repaired or closed due to the weather.
Roads in the nearby town of Bartlesville were also destroyed and blocked.
In neighboring Kansas, some areas were bombarded with ice the size of an apple, with a diameter of 7.6 cm.
Storms will continue through the weekend. The eastern and southern regions, where more than 21 million people live, are likely to be hit.
We remind you that at least 16 tornadoes have previously been recorded in the United States. That is, in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and South Dakota, there is information about one death.
Source: korrespondent
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