Rescue operations resumed late Friday after strong storms, including a probable tornado, tore through the St. Louis area, leaving a trail of wreckage that left at least five people dead. Emergency crews worked through the afternoon and evening to search buildings for survivors or anyone injured as high winds tore roofs from homes, shattered windows, […]
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Three dead, dozens injured as rare tornado razes Czech homes
At least three people died and dozens were injured after a rare tornado razed houses to the ground in the Czech Republic’s southeast, rescuers said on Friday. “Unfortunately we could not help three patients,” local emergency service spokeswoman Hedvika Kropackova told AFP. She said 63 injured people had been taken to hospital, 10 of them […]
Tornado kills at least 23 in US state of Alabama
A tornado tore through the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday, killing 23 people, uprooting trees and causing “catastrophic” damage to buildings and roads, a local sheriff said. “Unfortunately our toll, as far as fatalities, does stand at 23 at the current time” Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told the local CBS affiliate, acknowledging […]