{"id":38396,"date":"2013-06-01T13:25:34","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T10:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=38396"},"modified":"2013-06-01T13:25:34","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T10:25:34","slug":"oklahoma-city-tornadoat-least-5-people-killed-with-another-storm-us-news-38396","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/oklahoma-city-tornadoat-least-5-people-killed-with-another-storm-us-news-38396\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma City Tornado:At least 5 people killed with another storm \/ US News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Police officers have said a mother and baby were among five killed after a tornado struck a highway near Oklahoma City.<\/h1>\n

Highway Patrol trooper Betsey Randolph said officers found the bodies of the woman and her daughter near a vehicle along Interstate 40 between El Reno and Yukon.<\/p>\n

The tornado hit during the evening rush hour, smashing vehicles along a major highway near the city, with reports of several motorists injured and others missing.<\/p>\n

The Oklahoma medical examiner’s office confirmed five people had been killed and 50 others hurt – five of them critically.<\/p>\n

nn-Dee Lee, of the Office of Emergency Management, said 80,000 people had been left without power – with nearly 64,000 in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.<\/p>\n

She told : “We have numerous reports, although we do not have data, of other injuries and homes that were damaged, but we expect to have a lot better information in the morning when the sun comes up.”<\/p>\n

Two thousand passengers at the city’s Will Rogers World Airport were moved into underground tunnels and no flights were arriving or departing.<\/p>\n

Flash flooding and severe thunderstorm warnings were in place for several areas.<\/p>\n

The warnings also covered the town of Moore, where 24 people were killed by a deadly storm on May 20.<\/p>\n

Reports said four confirmed tornadoes had struck in the area around Oklahoma City, with winds up to 90mph and hail.<\/p>\n

Extensive damage has been reported around the cities of El Reno and Yukon, according to KFOR television.<\/p>\n

Lara O’Leary, a spokeswoman for the local ambulance agency, said: “There is very low visibility with the heavy rain … so we’re having trouble getting around.<\/p>\n

“The damage is very, very widespread.”<\/p>\n

The region is in part of the US Midwest known as “Tornado Alley”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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