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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. | A tornado has ripped through a town in the US state of Texas, resulting in six deaths, officials say. |
Homes were destroyed when the tornado hit Granbury, 70 miles (110km) west of Dallas, late on Wednesday. | Homes were destroyed when the tornado hit Granbury, 70 miles (110km) west of Dallas, late on Wednesday. |
Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds warned the death toll could rise as rescue teams search the area. Several people are being treated for injuries at local hospitals. | |
The tornado was one of three to hit northern Texas on Wednesday night. | |
One Granbury resident described the tornado's impact to Reuters: "The house started shaking. We were in a closet. | |
"You could hear it - it sounded like a train going off. It was scary," he said. | "You could hear it - it sounded like a train going off. It was scary," he said. |
Sheriff Deeds said he hoped the number of dead would remain at six, as officials awaited daybreak. | |
"I've been assured by my deputies on the scene that they're pretty confident with the six that they found, but there was a report that two of these people that they found were not even near their homes. So we're going to have to search the area out there,'' he told AP. | |
The hardest hit neighbourhoods were Rancho Brazos Estates and DeCordova Ranch, in the southern part of Granbury. | |
"I saw the top of a house pulled off, with lots of debris all over the place," eyewitness Jeff Mangum told the BBC. "The whole sky was spinning in a thousand directions." | |
Tornado swarm | |
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. |
There have been no reports of any fatalities from Cleburne so far. | There have been no reports of any fatalities from Cleburne so far. |
However, dozens of homes have been destroyed or badly damaged, according to officials and residents. | However, dozens of homes have been destroyed or badly damaged, according to officials and residents. |
A third tornado in neighbouring Parker County has also caused damage to buildings, particularly in the town of Millsap, officials say. | A third tornado in neighbouring Parker County has also caused damage to buildings, particularly in the town of Millsap, officials say. |
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