At least 5 people dead and dozens of homes destroyed by storms in Texas

At least 5 people lost their lives after strong storms in the state of Texas (USA), where authorities also reported this Sunday that dozens of homes were destroyed and thousands of citizens were without electricity supply due to adverse weather conditions.

County Police Cooke He detailed to the local press that three bodies of a family were found inside a house in the rural city of View of the Valley.

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“We have five confirmed (fatalities), but unfortunately we believe that number will likely increase” he claimed Ray SappingtonCooke Police Chief.

Forecasters warned of 40 mph tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in the area Saturday night when a tornado north of Dallas It also caused road closures, damage to gas stations where drivers were sheltering and even overturned several heavy vehicles.

Those injured as a result of this tornado even had to be transported by air to try to avoid the damage caused to the surrounding roads and a shelter was set up in the municipality of Sanders.

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On the same day, daytime temperature records were also broken in the south of the country. Texas and heat warnings were issued.

Additionally, a storm warning was also issued on Saturday night by the National Weather Service offices in Norman is at Tulsalocated in the neighboring state of Oklahomaspecifying that the situation was very volatile and could bring tornadoes, hail or dangerous winds.

Source: Elcomercio

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