Two people, including a child, dead after Oklahoma tornadoes; governor declares state of emergency

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Two people, including a child, dead after Oklahoma tornadoes; governor declares state of emergency
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As of this report, one person had been reported dead. As of 12:30 p.m. Sunday, the Associated Press was reporting two deaths.

HOLDENVILLE, Okla. — Tornadoes that tore across Oklahoma left a wide trail of destruction Sunday, leveling homes and buildings and knocking out power for tens of thousands of residents. At least two people were killed, including a child.In Oklahoma, a tornado ripped through Holdenville, a town of about 5,000 people, late Saturday, killing two people, and injuring four others, Hughes County Emergency Medical Services said in a statement Sunday.

Fewer than two dozen people were treated at Omaha-area hospitals, said Dr. Lindsay Huse, health director of the city’s Douglas County Health Department. One or possibly two tornadoes then spent around an hour creeping toward Omaha, leaving behind damage consistent with an EF3 twister, with winds of 135 to 165 mph, said Chris Franks, a meteorologist in the National Weather Service’s Omaha office.

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