WORLD NEWS | Tornadoes cause widespread damage in Texas Panhandle town

PERRYTON (USA) , June 16 (AP) — A tornado ripped through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton on Thursday, causing widespread damage, another in a series of violent storms south.

The National Weather Service in Amarillo confirmed that a tornado hit the area Thursday afternoon. But meteorologist Luigi Meccariello said there was no word yet on its size or whether anyone was injured.

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“There are still reports that a rescue is underway,” he said, without giving any details.

First responders from the surrounding area and the state of Oklahoma came to the town.

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Stormchaser Brian Emfinger told Fox Weather he saw a tornado move through a mobile home park, damaging trailers and uprooting trees.

“I’ve seen the tornadoes do quite a bit of damage to the industrial part of town,” he said. “On the west side of there, unfortunately, there’s only mobile homes, after mobile homes, after mobile homes that are completely destroyed. There’s significant damage.”

Nearly 50,000 customers were without power in Texas and Oklahoma, according to the poweroutage.us website.

In the evening, the weather front moved southeast across Oklahoma. The second storm will continue to move through parts of the state and Texas overnight, while the risk of severe weather, including tornadoes, remains in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, the Weather Service said. (Associated Press)

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