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Deadly tornado strikes Texas town of Granbury | Deadly tornado strikes Texas town of Granbury |
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A tornado has ripped through a town in the US state of Texas, resulting in six deaths, officials say. | |
Homes were also destroyed when the tornado hit Granbury, 70 miles (110km) west of Dallas, late on Wednesday. | |
"We're going house to house right now," Kathy Jividen, a spokeswoman for Hood County's sheriff's office told Reuters. | |
Ms Jividen also said that at least 28 people had been injured and were receiving treatment at a local hospital. | Ms Jividen also said that at least 28 people had been injured and were receiving treatment at a local hospital. |
Severe weather has been reported across the region. | |
The same storm spawned another tornado that tore through part of the town of Cleburne, about 25 miles (40km) south-east of Granbury, the National Weather Service said. | The same storm spawned another tornado that tore through part of the town of Cleburne, about 25 miles (40km) south-east of Granbury, the National Weather Service said. |
Cleburne's Mayor Scott Cain told the Associated Press news agency that he had heard no reports of any fatalities. | |
However, he said dozens of homes had been destroyed or badly damaged. | |
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