Tornadoes(龙卷风) kill 22, injure hundreds in U.S

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-12-2008 08:41

In the US, search efforts for missing people are continuing after a tornado(龙卷风) spun across the Oklahoma-Missouri border. At least 22 people have been killed.



Several homes sit destroyed by a tornado strike near Seneca,
Mo., on Saturday, May 10, 2008. [Agencies]


In Missouri and Georgia, the tornado has killed 15 people and the number may rise.Communication links (通讯联系)to the area are bad. And at least 80,000 residents are without electricity.

Seven people were killed in Picher, Oklahoma, where a 24-block area(街区) has been virtually destroyed. Hundreds of others have been injured. Crews(搜救人员) and search dogs(警犬) hunted on Sunday for survivors (幸存者)or bodies in the piles of debris(废墟).




Editoru Xiaodan