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April 30, 2014

Powerful Thunderstorms Sweep Midwest, South After Tornadoes Kill 34 
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The death toll from tornadoes in the Midwest and South has risen to at
least 34. The storms have caused deaths in Mississippi, Tennessee,
Alabama, Iowa, Oklahoma and the worst-hit state, Arkansas. President
Obama has declared Arkansas a major disaster area. More than 200 people
have been wounded and more than 2,000 homes damaged or destroyed. Strong
thunderstorms are now battering the region today, hampering the recovery
effort and threatening more damage.

 

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