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| Oklahoma ravaged by deadly tornadoes | Oklahoma ravaged by deadly tornadoes |
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| At least two people have died and 21 others have been injured in a series of tornadoes that tore through the US state of Oklahoma. | |
| The worst damage was caused by a twister near the town of Shawnee, 35 miles (55km) from Oklahoma City. | The worst damage was caused by a twister near the town of Shawnee, 35 miles (55km) from Oklahoma City. |
| A mobile home park near Shawnee is said to have been razed and thousands in the area are without power. | A mobile home park near Shawnee is said to have been razed and thousands in the area are without power. |
| Tornadoes, hail and high winds also hit Iowa and Kansas, part of a storm system stretching from Texas to Minnesota. | Tornadoes, hail and high winds also hit Iowa and Kansas, part of a storm system stretching from Texas to Minnesota. |
| The National Weather Service (NWS) says there is a continuing risk of dangerous thunderstorms in the region that could produce hail and tornadoes on Monday afternoon. | The National Weather Service (NWS) says there is a continuing risk of dangerous thunderstorms in the region that could produce hail and tornadoes on Monday afternoon. |
| 'Everything is gone' | 'Everything is gone' |
| In Oklahoma, a tornado smashed a trailer park on Highway 102 near Shawnee. | In Oklahoma, a tornado smashed a trailer park on Highway 102 near Shawnee. |
| Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park resident James Hoke said he had emerged from a storm cellar with his family to find their mobile home vanished. | Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park resident James Hoke said he had emerged from a storm cellar with his family to find their mobile home vanished. |
| "Everything is gone," he said. | "Everything is gone," he said. |
| As he tried to help neighbours, Mr Hoke said he found his wife's father covered in rubble. | As he tried to help neighbours, Mr Hoke said he found his wife's father covered in rubble. |
| "My father-in-law was buried under the house. We had to pull Sheetrock off of him," Mr Hoke said. | "My father-in-law was buried under the house. We had to pull Sheetrock off of him," Mr Hoke said. |
| Oklahoma's state medical examiner confirmed on Monday that two people had been killed near the trailer park: Glen Irish, 79, and Billy Hutchinson, 76. | |
| Both lived in Shawnee, but it was not immediately clear if either or both lived in mobile home park. | |
| The Oklahoman newspaper reported that five people were brought to Norman Regional Hospital for injuries, with three injured critically. | |
| "This is the worst I've seen in Pottawatomie County in my 25 years of law enforcement," county Sheriff Mike Booth said. | |
| The massive storm system had prompted the NWS to issue a blunt warning to residents in the affected states. | The massive storm system had prompted the NWS to issue a blunt warning to residents in the affected states. |
| "You could be killed if not underground or in a tornado shelter," the agency warned. "Complete destruction of neighborhoods, businesses and vehicles will occur." | |
| One resident, Amber Ash, said her home had been hit by a tornado as she waited in a storm shelter. | |
| "Once it passed, we got out and saw the devastation," she said. "Everything I had was destroyed." | |
| Thousands of residents in the affected areas have been left without power. | Thousands of residents in the affected areas have been left without power. |
| Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency in 16 counties in order to send aid to the worst-hit parts of the state. | |
| At least four tornadoes ravaged the state on Sunday, part of a storm system that was moving north-east across the Midwestern states and Texas. | At least four tornadoes ravaged the state on Sunday, part of a storm system that was moving north-east across the Midwestern states and Texas. |
| "Right now we're in a rescue and recovery stage," Gov Fallin said. "We're still not in the clear yet." | "Right now we're in a rescue and recovery stage," Gov Fallin said. "We're still not in the clear yet." |
| A twister with an estimated 110mph (177km/h) wind speed touched down on Sunday afternoon near Wichita's Mid-Continent airport. | |
| It knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses, but bypassed the most populated areas of Kansas' largest city. | It knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses, but bypassed the most populated areas of Kansas' largest city. |
| Presenters of a local afternoon news programme were forced to evacuate during a live broadcast as the tornado touched down. | Presenters of a local afternoon news programme were forced to evacuate during a live broadcast as the tornado touched down. |
| Meteorologists warned on Monday of a moderate risk of hail storms and tornadoes in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. | |
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