US: Tornado hits northern Texas, causing many casualties

US: Tornado hits northern Texas, causing many casualties

Friday, June 16, 2023 | 22:24:57

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A tornado hit the town of Perryton in northern Texas on the evening of June 15, killing at least three people, injuring 100 others, damaging many homes, and uprooting trees.

Tornado devastation in Perryton, Texas on June 15.

At least three people were killed and about 100 injured when a tornado swept through the town of Perryton in the northern state of Texas, USA, on the evening of June 15 local time (morning of June 16 Vietnam time).

Drone images taken by storm chasers showed several buildings damaged in Perryton, a town of about 8,000 people, with trees uprooted and cars overturned.

Perryton Fire Chief Paul Dutcher told reporters that three people were killed and about 100 were being treated at local hospitals for various injuries. Some patients were taken to trauma centers.

Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the state government quickly mobilized emergency response resources to provide all necessary support to the people.

Authorities have issued warnings of severe weather events due to high temperatures such as tornadoes, thunderstorms and hail in many southern and midwestern states of the US.

Tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings were issued for parts of Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Florida.

The US National Weather Service (NWS) said there was a high risk of tornadoes in some areas in northern and central Texas, including Dallas - a city of 1.2 million people.

Large hail and damaging winds are the primary threats, but a tornado or two is possible, according to the NWS.

In early April, a massive storm and tornadoes swept through the southern and midwestern United States, killing at least 32 people and injuring dozens.

Tornadoes, a weather phenomenon considered very difficult to predict, occur relatively commonly in the US, mainly in the Central and Southern regions of the country./.

According to vietnamplus.vn

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