Earlier, a state of emergency was declared in parts of the state affected by the tornadoes. The element also hit the city of Omaha and its surroundings in the state of Nebraska particularly hard. 150 buildings were damaged or destroyed here.
Photos and videos showed the ruins of buildings. In addition, thousands of households were left without electricity. According to the Meteorological Service, the wind gusts of the tornadoes reached about 215 km/h. A tornado warning was issued for 7 million. people, and a storm warning – 47 million. population from East Texas to Illinois and Wisconsin.
“We are very fortunate that there are very few injuries,” said Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer. The warning system of the city of half a million people is said to have worked well. It saved people. “It’s an extraordinary miracle that we survived this storm and the loss of life,” Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen said.
Dozens of tornadoes and severe tornadoes were reported in five US states on Friday and Saturday alone, CNN reported. Experts also explain the increase in natural disasters – storms, floods and forest fires – in the United States as a result of climate change.
