A devastating tornado in Oklahoma: two dead, several missing. A PHOTO. VIDEO
Tornado swept through the city of El Reno, Oklahoma. Element destroyed the hotel and killed at least two people, writes Fox News.
“El Reno needs your prayers right now,” said Mayor Matt White.
The mayor confirmed the death of two people in the trailer park.
A reporter from KWTV-TV in Oklahoma City reported seeing victims "pulled from the rubble" near the hotel. Some people are considered missing, their exact number is currently unknown.
Tornado badly damaged The American Budget Value Inn. Emergency crews dismantle the wreckage after part of the second floor of the hotel collapsed.
The mayor expressed confidence that El Reno will be able to recover from the disaster. He added that now the authorities are in full readiness and are trying to evaluate how to safely deliver rescuers to the affected areas.
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16 700 people live in El Reno. On the evening of May 25, the office of the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, issued a warning on Twitter for Oklahoma residents about an approaching tornado.
“You won't be able to see the tornado. You will not have enough time to reach shelter,” the warning said.
All last week there were heavy showers in Oklahoma. Flood in the state caused damage to more than a thousand homes.
NEW Renone! Search and rescue workers can be seen picking through the rubble for survivors! @kfor #OKWX pic.twitter.com/rHAu2hChiZ
- Aaron Brackett (@Aaron_Brackett) May 26, 2019
@4sightAerial view of the El Reno trailer park @kfor Appears to be at least an EF2 according to our storm tracker @F5Video pic.twitter.com/nKxCxZMrmT
- TARA (@TCBLUME) May 26, 2019
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