In Oklahoma, 2 people were killed as tornadoes swept through the US state.
Washington:
Two people died in Oklahoma on Wednesday as tornadoes and severe weather swept through the US state, local officials said.
Emergency management authorities in the state’s south-central McClain county confirmed the deaths in a Facebook post, adding that search and rescue efforts were ongoing late into the night.
“Crews are responding to reported injuries and individuals trapped in their shelters,” the post said.
“We’re conducting grid surveys in about a 10-mile path.”
Authorities warned that the storm’s toll could rise as the full extent of the devastation became known.
“As the night goes on, and the number of searches increases and the information continues to emerge, unfortunately the numbers may increase,” Scott Gibbons, deputy sheriff, told local NBC affiliate KFOR.
Images from the broadcaster showed damaged and destroyed buildings and debris lying on the ground around the small town of Cole.
The National Weather Service office in nearby Norman, Oklahoma, described “erratic” tornadoes and supercell storms in the region.
In a tweet shortly after midnight, the office said the area was clear of storms, adding, “After the past 8 hours? Cleared up.”
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