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4 killed in heavy storms sweeping through Midwest
By JOHN SEEWER (AP) – 34 minutes ago

MILLBURY, Ohio — Tornados and thunderstorms that swept through the Midwest overnight killed at least four people in Ohio, sent several to hospitals, destroyed 50 homes and damaged scores more, as well a high school gymnasium where graduation was to be held Sunday.

Authorities in northwest Ohio are still searching through homes and couldn't say whether anyone else is missing, Lake Township Fire Chief Todd Walters said. Walters flew over the damage Sunday morning and estimates the storm left an eight-mile path of destruction in a straight line over an area of farm fields and light industry. The storm narrowly missed the heavily populated suburbs on southern edge of Toledo.

A township police and emergency medical services building looked to be a total loss. The storm ripped off most of the building's back half, tossing a car into where the building once stood, now a mishmash of 2-by-4 beams and insulation strewn about. A patrol car nearby was flattened.

All the emergency dispatchers and 911 operators had to be moved to a nearby town.

"It's unbelievable," Walters said. "It's just total destruction — stuff just completely flattened or gone."

Lake Township High school was also among the hardest hit buildings. The field house was damaged and the cafeteria was destroyed, Superintendent Jim Witt said, and some buses were flung across the school parking lot.

In central Illinois, the National Weather service confirmed reports of a tornado touching down 80 to 100 miles southwest of Chicago, meteorologist Charles Mott said. He did not have further details.

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Three dead after tornadoes rip through Midwest

Tornadoes and thunderstorms tore through the U.S. Midwest on Sunday, killing at least three people in Ohio and triggering the automatic shutdown of a nuclear power plant in Michigan.

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In northwest Ohio, where three people were confirmed dead in mostly rural Lake Township south of Toledo, tornadoes destroyed a dozen homes and partially demolished the police headquarters and high school, authorities said.

An emergency command center was set up behind the damaged police administration building, and the school's graduation ceremony was postponed.

"Windows were blown out of the buildings, buses overturned, the police department lost all of their vehicles except the ones that were occupied by officers," said a police spokesman in a neighboring township where calls were re-routed.

Severe storms caused the automatic shutdown of the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Erie in southeast Michigan after a key area of the plant lost its power feed, said Monroe County spokesman Dan Smith.

All safety systems at the plant were functioning and the plant was stable, although an exterior wall was slightly damaged, Smith said.

Tornadoes also touched down in several locations in central Illinois around Peoria, the National Weather Service said. Local media reported dozens of injuries and damaged buildings.

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Doden door wegspoelen camping VS

Op een camping in Amerika zijn zeker 16 mensen verdronken door een plotselinge overstroming. Reddingsdiensten proberen de overige vakantiegangers te bereiken. Dat meldden Amerikaanse media.

Honderden campinggasten werden in hun slaap verrast. Tientallen mensen worden nog vermist. In korte tijd viel tot 15 centimeter regen in een bij toeristen populair wandelgebied.

De reddingsdiensten proberen met helikopters de vermisten op te sporen. Ook medewerkers van het Rode Kruis en leden van de National Guard zijn ingezet.

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Dodental camping Arkansas loopt op

CHICAGO (ANP) - Het aantal doden door de overstroming van een camping in de Amerikaanse staat Arkansas is opgelopen tot zeker achttien. Dit hebben de autoriteiten van de staat zaterdag (plaatselijke rijd) laten weten.

Zeker drie mensen worden nog vermist. Onder de slachtoffers zijn kinderen.

In korte tijd viel in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag tot 15 centimeter regen in een populair gebied voor vissers, wandelaars en mountainbikers vlak bij de rivieren de Caddo en Little Missouri. Honderden gasten van de Albert Pikecamping in de Ouachitabergen ten westen van Little Rock, de hoofdstad van Arkansas, werden in hun slaap verrast.

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Op maandag 14 juni 2010 15:56 schreef Drassss het volgende:
Momenteel zware overstromingen in Oklahoma City area.

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Oklahoma City Threatened by More Flooding

Following Monday's deluge of Oklahoma City that left homes under water and kept fire department crews busy with water rescues, more rounds of thunderstorms could lead to even more flooding in Oklahoma City and other areas of the southern Plains through tonight.

Dry weather will return to much of Oklahoma by midweek, but rounds of afternoon storms will continue erupting over areas farther east that have also endured recent flooding rain.

Continued Flooding Threat in the Southern Plains

A stationary front that was the focal point for the heavy, slow-moving storms on Monday, remains in place across the southern Plains. The front will once again be the trigger for torrential downpours today into tonight.


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Op dinsdag 15 juni 2010 13:43 schreef Drassss het volgende:
Ja ik hoorde van vrienden daar dat hoofdwegen en vooral de binnenwegen amper begaanbaar zijn. Iets van 10 inches aan regen gevallen in 1 dag. Ongelofelijk.