VIDEO. A terrible tornado hits Texas and leaves several dead: impressive images of the damage

VIDEO. A terrible tornado hits Texas and leaves several dead: impressive images of the damage

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At least two people died in North Texas, hit on the night of Saturday May 25 to Sunday May 26 by tornadoes which caused significant material damage, according to local media.

Rescuers are still carrying out their searches on Sunday morning in these great plains of the southern United States, Oklahoma and Arkansas also being affected by this bad weather and ;major power outages.

North of Dallas, a tornado struck a residential neighborhood, killing at least two people, according to Sheriff Ray Sappington, speaking on local television WFAA.

"I can tell you two certain (deaths), but I can also tell you that this number will increase, he declared. "We are still looking for victims, I think we can still find survivors."

Many injured

The sheriff was speaking at a storm-ravaged highway rest area, as dozens of people took refuge in the gas station for protection. "A lot" people were injured there, said Ray Sappington.

Some 375,000 homes were without power Sunday morning in Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas, according to the poweroutage.us website .

Tornado warnings are still in effect in the region for Sunday, but according to the US Weather Service, the worst is over.

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