Deadly tornado sweeps through central US state of Iowa

TRT World says at least seven people have been killed, including two children, when a tornado swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines.

Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured and six people were killed on Saturday when the tornado touched down in the area southwest of Des Moines near the town of Winterset. 

Among those killed were two children under the age of five and four adults.

In Lucas County, officials confirmed one death and multiple reported injuries.

https://www.trtworld.com/americas/deadly-tornado-sweeps-through-central-us-state-of-iowa-55312

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