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| Tornado flattens Oklahoma town | Tornado flattens Oklahoma town |
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| Tornadoes and severe storms have swept across the central part of the United States, causing destruction and killing at least 16 people. | |
| A tornado flattened the north-eastern Oklahoma town of Picher before hitting the Missouri town of Seneca 15 miles (24km) away. | A tornado flattened the north-eastern Oklahoma town of Picher before hitting the Missouri town of Seneca 15 miles (24km) away. |
| At least six people died in Picher and a total of 10 in Missouri. | |
| An emergencies official in Picher said a 24-street area of the town had been "virtually destroyed". | An emergencies official in Picher said a 24-street area of the town had been "virtually destroyed". |
| Michelann Ooten warned that the death toll could climb as rescuers sifted through the rubble looking for survivors. | Michelann Ooten warned that the death toll could climb as rescuers sifted through the rubble looking for survivors. |
| Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry has ordered National Guard troops to arrive in Picher by Sunday morning to help in rescue and recovery operations, she added. | Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry has ordered National Guard troops to arrive in Picher by Sunday morning to help in rescue and recovery operations, she added. |
| At least three of the people killed in Missouri died in Seneca. | |
| "The last two years we've had floods and tornadoes - it's just one right after another," said Susie Stonner of the State Emergency Management Agency. |