Oklahoma and parts of Kansas hit by tornadoes by Zuzana Zelenakova

Large areas of Oklahoma and some minor parts of Kansas were hit by numerous tornadoes on Monday, May 10. Storms killed five people and there are several dozens of those injured. Most of the damage was caused in southern suburbs of the Oklahoma City and in the vicinity of Norman, Oklahoma. "The kids and I got in the closet and prayed," said Jamie Keyes from Norman, the Oklahoma City suburb. "I heard a hiss. It was like something was whistling very loud." As far as casualties are concerned, two people were killed in Oklahoma City and three in Cleveland County. According to the Oklahoma City officials, a young boy died after being hit by a piece of debris in his home and a ma! n died under an overthrown vehicle. The residents of the Oklahoma City witnessed the formation of three storms on Monday. "We've had a very strange event: multiple tornadic portions with this event as it came through," said David Barnes, the emergency management director for Oklahoma County. "We have multiple vehicles overturned, a housing addition has had multiple homes destroyed." In Kansas, the biggest damage was reported in Belmont, where several homes were hit and the area experienced power blackouts, however, fortunately there were no injuries. Baseball-sized hail was another dangerous part of the violent storms. "I came home once to look at my own personal vehicle and the windshield was all bashed out. The grandchildren's swing set was up and now it's gone, so there was straight-line winds that came through," said Sheriff Charlie Tucker from Alfalfa County. Tornadoes, where wind reached the speed of 103 mph, had been predicted earlier by the Storm Prediction Centre a! t Norman. Now the cleanup begins with families going through t! heir dam aged homes and belongings searching for what could be saved.

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