City of Little Rock worst hit, with about 70,000 homes without power as storms move through midwest and southern US
A massive tornado plowed through Little Rock, Arkansas, and surrounding areas on Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people took shelter.
The city’s main trauma center said it was expecting at least 15 to 20 patients. The city’s mayor, Frank Scott Jr, tweeted that he was aware of “24 people who have been hospitalized at Little Rock hospitals” but that there were no reported fatalities yet, and that property damage was “extensive”.
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