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Photo and video | Tornado swept through Arkansas and declared a state of emergency

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A strong tornado struck this Friday in Arkansas, USA, and caused more than 88 thousand people will be left without electricityas shown by the PowerOutage.us website that monitors

Photo and video |  Tornado swept through Arkansas and declared a state of emergency

A strong tornado struck this Friday in Arkansas, USA, and caused more than 88 thousand people will be left without electricityas shown by the PowerOutage.us website that monitors this service.

Several images and videos shared on social media show a phenomenon that destroyed trees, as well as houses on its way.

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. confirmed that at least 24 people were hospitalized in the city, though no deaths have been reported so far.

“The property damage is significant and we are still responding,” Scott wrote on his Twitter account.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on the same social media site that the National Guard will assist local police with rescue efforts.

Shortly thereafter, Sanders confirmed that he had declared a state of emergency for the territory.

“We will spare no resources to assist in the response and rescue of the affected residents of Arkansas,” the Governor wrote.

Tornadoes were also reported in Iowa, while severe storms developed in other parts of the east-central region of the country.

Some 28 million people are under tornado surveillanceThis is reported by the National Weather Service (NWS).

Biden visits cities hit by tornadoes in recent days

It should be noted that just this Friday, the President of the United States, Joe Biden visited the city of Rolling Fork destroyed last week. when a series of violent tornadoes hit the region, killing 26 people in Mississippi.

“This is their community, this is where they built their lives. We’re going to make sure you guys can still be here.“Biden promised in press statements in front of a pile of rubble.

According to EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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