DEADLY SYSTEM ALSO HITS SOUTH, MIDWEST.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Nicholas Word was standing on his front porch when the tornado struck, smashing his tiny wood-frame house off its foundation and hurling hurling, outdoor ball and stick game similar to field hockey (see hockey, field). The national pastime of Ireland, it was played for many centuries before the Gaelic Athletic Association standardized the rules in 1884. him and the wreckage into his neighbor's yard. ``When I woke up, there was just rubble - rubble and fog,'' Word said Sunday amid the devastation of Saturday's killer storms. ``All I can tell you is, it's the worst sound that you'd ever want to hear in your life. But I guess I cheated death.'' The storms killed at least 24 people in Arkansas, ripping through Little Rock, Arkadelphia and smaller towns around. It seemed like ``a year's worth of tornadoes,'' Gov. Mike Huckabee  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. said Sunday. There was a possibility the death toll could climb as rescue workers worked in Sunday's driving rain to pull away the wreckage, authorities said. More than 200 people were injured and hundreds of homes, businesses and other structures were destroyed or damaged along a 260-mile path from Hempstead County in the southwest to Greene County Greene County is the name of fourteen counties in the United States of America, each named in honor of American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene:
The same huge system of thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. were also blamed for up to 15 deaths in Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio. Flooding forced scores of people from their homes in West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. , Kentucky and Ohio. ``The term I'm using to describe it is `apocalyptic proportions,' '' the governor said after flying over the damage in Little Rock and Arkadelphia. ``There is no way to describe the level of damage we have.'' President Clinton declared nine counties major disaster areas and approved federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. He said he would travel to his native state to inspect the damage on Tuesday. Emergency officials conducted a house-by-house search of Arkadelphia for the dead and injured while police evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. part of downtown because of natural gas leaks. Leaks were also reported in College Station. Weather specialists had not yet determined if the area was hit by one tornado or several, said Renee Fair, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service office at North Little Rock. The hardest-hit area was the Sardis community of Saline County Saline County is the name of several counties in the United States:
Rescue workers meticulously searched through the twisted debris of a demolished mobile home park in Sardis on Sunday, while many residents returned to what was left of their homes for the first time since the storm. CAPTION(S): Photo |
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