In pictures: Tornadoes flatten parts of US Midwest
In pictures: Tornadoes flatten parts of US Midwest
Show all 15Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter.
A fast-moving storm system triggered multiple tornadoes, killing at least five people, injuring about 40 and flattening large parts of the city of Washington, Illinois.
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