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- At least 19 killed in US tornadoes
At least 19 people were killed in Missouri and Oklahoma when tornadoes and violent storms ripped through the central and south-eastern US, devastating neighbourhoods and injuring hundreds, officials say. The National Weather Service reported six deaths
- Tornadoes rip across south-east US killing 22
Residents surveyed homes devastated by a tornado that ripped through the already depressed town of Picher, Oklahoma, causing the deaths of at least seven people, including a child. The storm moved on to cause at least 15 deaths in two more states in
- Tornadoes, Storms Kill 19 in US
Tornadoes and severe storms have killed at least 19 people and destroyed hundreds of homes in Oklahoma and Missouri. Photo by CNN At least 19 people were killed in Oklahoma and Missouri as tornadoes and severe storms weather swept across the Midwest. A
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Oklahoma became the United States forty-sixth state on November 16, 1907 and is the first state of five to join the Union in the twentieth century. The state's largest city and capital is Oklahoma City. Oklahoma gets its name from Indian words meaning "red person". There are 12 different ecosystems in Oklahoma including mesas, wetlands, sand dunes, and prairies. Two inventions that come from Oklahoma are the shopping cart and the parking meter. The Sooner State measures 68,679 square miles and ranks 19th in size among the 50 states.
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AFP - A series of powerful tornados swept across the US Great Plains late Saturday, killing at least 20 people in Oklahoma and Missouri, officials said.
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