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The Guardian - US
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Cluster of tornadoes leaves trail of death and destruction across midwest

A view shows a tornado moving in Hancock county, Ohio, on Thursday.
A view shows a tornado moving in Hancock county, Ohio, on Thursday. Photograph: Tom Simmons/Reuters

A cluster of more than 10 tornadoes that swept through five states has killed at least three people and injured more than 100, with others still missing early on Friday and first responders searching through rubble, after severe storms left neighborhoods splintered and brought down power lines.

Parts of eastern Indiana and western Ohio were hit especially hard in the deadly weather overnight, and the extent of the destruction and the toll on residents was still not clear as first light illuminated flattened towns on Friday.

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