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| Deadly tornado strikes Oklahoma | Deadly tornado strikes Oklahoma |
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| At least eight people have been killed by a tornado which tore into a town in the US state of Oklahoma. | At least eight people have been killed by a tornado which tore into a town in the US state of Oklahoma. |
| The tornado swept through a swathe of the town of Lone Grove on Tuesday evening, reports said. Local reports said up to 15 people had died. | The tornado swept through a swathe of the town of Lone Grove on Tuesday evening, reports said. Local reports said up to 15 people had died. |
| The tornado, one of at least three in the area, also left 14 people injured, a spokeswoman for the state emergency management department said. | The tornado, one of at least three in the area, also left 14 people injured, a spokeswoman for the state emergency management department said. |
| Several buildings in the town of about 4,600 were destroyed by the tornado. | Several buildings in the town of about 4,600 were destroyed by the tornado. |
| Thousands of people were said to be without power in Oklahoma and neighbouring Texas following the seasonally unusual twisters. | Thousands of people were said to be without power in Oklahoma and neighbouring Texas following the seasonally unusual twisters. |
| The tornado storms also produced large hail stonesThe dark of night and destruction on the ground are said to have slowed the search in Lone Grove, about 100 miles (160 km) south of Oklahoma City. | |
| One deputy sheriff told The Oklahoman paper he believed there may have been more fatalities. | |
| "I'm scared to death to see what daylight brings," he told the paper. | |
| Damage was also reported elsewhere in the state, including Edmund, a suburb of Oklahoma City. | Damage was also reported elsewhere in the state, including Edmund, a suburb of Oklahoma City. |
| The National Weather Department has warned that conditions in the east of the state are ripe for further tornadoes to form until 0600 (1200 GMT) on Wednesday. | The National Weather Department has warned that conditions in the east of the state are ripe for further tornadoes to form until 0600 (1200 GMT) on Wednesday. |