One person is killed and dozens injured as tornadoes sweep through central US states, destroying homes and causing power cuts.
At least one person has been killed and 21 people
injured in Oklahoma after a half-mile wide twister swept through the US
state reducing homes to rubble.
Houses were completely destroyed in the towns of Carney and Pink as the tornado passed through.More than two dozen tornadoes were spotted in parts of Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Illinois, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and local news reports.
They formed part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota, producing 80mph winds and huge hail stones.
Forecasters say more tornadoes could hit on Monday in roughly the same area hit on Sunday night.
Thousands of homes and businesses were without power in Wichita in Kansas after a power cut.
A storm spotter told the National Weather Service that the tornado left the earth "scoured" at the mobile home park.
Some 16 counties of the state were declared disaster areas by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin.
Forecasters had been warning for days that a powerful front was expected to blast through the region, spawning potentially destructive twisters.
Authorities had put counties in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri on alert.
The storm system was described by the US National Weather Service as "violent" and "extremely dangerous".
On Thursday, 10 tornadoes tore through Texas killing at least six people and injuring dozens as they flattened homes and downed power lines.
Source:Sky news