At least 15 people dead after storms tear through Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
by Maya Yang and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6N2PN)
Storms obliterate homes, a truck stop and more across the central US as police report the dead include two children, ages two and five
Powerful storms killed at least 15 people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where drivers took shelter during the latest deadly weather to strike the central US.
Seven deaths were reported in Cooke County, Texas, near the Oklahoma border, where a tornado Saturday night plowed through a rural area near a mobile home park, officials said. Storms also caused damage in Oklahoma, where guests at an outdoor wedding were injured. Tens of thousands of residents were without power across the region.
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