Tornado disasters occurred in the states of Oklahoma and Texas in the south of the USA. Cody McDaniel, director of emergency management in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, announced that 1 person died. A church, medical center and a school were destroyed in the Idabel district, which has a population of about 7,000, where the tornado caused extensive damage. “There has been complete destruction on the south and east sides of Idabel,” said Steven Carter, McCurtain County emergency management coordinator. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt stated that search and rescue teams and generators were sent to the Idabel region and said, "I pray for the Oklahoma people affected by the tornadoes."
At least 50 homes were damaged or destroyed in Texas
According to the statement from the US National Weather Service, the other state hit by the tornado was Texas. In Lamar County, Texas, authorities said at least 50 homes were damaged or destroyed, and 10 people were injured, two of them seriously.
