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At least 22 killed by string of tornados in US

Monday, May 12, 2008

At least 22 people have been killed and hundreds more injured by a string of tornados in the United States yesterday.

A storm system caused a number of twisters in several states, destroying homes, uprooting trees and ripping down power lines.

At least 15 people were killed in Missouri, six in Oklahoma and one in Georgia.

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