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At least 22 people have been killed and at least 150 injured after deadly tornados ripped through three Midwest U.S. states, national media reported on Monday.
At least fifteen people are reported to have died in Missouri, six in Oklahoma, and one in Georgia, RIA Novosti reports.
According to the U.S. National Weather Service, up to seven separate tornados with winds reaching up to 280 kmph (175 mph) covered some 60 miles (95 km) from Oklahoma to Missouri, spreading devastation and death in their wake.
Regional authorities say the death toll is likely to rise.
The current tornado season, which has seen a total of 47 twisters and a death toll of 98, is the deadliest this decade and could become the worst in U.S. history since tornado records began in 1950.
// 12.05.2008 11:26
News URL: http://news.mediaport.info/eng/world/2008/4068.shtml
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