Massachusetts emergency after tornadoes kill four
15:33, 2 June 2011
LONDON. June 2. KAZINFORM A cluster of tornadoes has hit the US state of Massachusetts, killing at least four people; Kazinform refers to BBC News.
They left a trail of destruction across 24 towns, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees and scattering debris.
Worst hit was Springfield, the third largest city in the state, where 33 injuries were reported. A state of emergency has been declared and the National Guard has been called in.
Tornadoes are rare, but not unheard of, in the north-eastern US.
State Governor, Deval Patrick said the path of damage from the first and more powerful of two tornadoes rampaged from Westfield, just west of Springfield, and extended east to the community of Douglas; Kazinform cites BBC News.
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