At least seven people have died and several others have been injured in the US states of Arkansas and Illinois, where at least seven people were killed and several others were injured by tornadoes triggered by a dangerous storm on Friday. Have become. Have become. Have become. Have become. Have become.
Several homes and shopping centers were flattened in the path of these high-speed tornadoes in Arkansas, and the roof of a theater collapsed during a ‘Heavy Metals’ concert in Illinois. The tornado also caused devastation in rural areas of Indiana.
Jim Purtle, director of emergency management, told The Associated Press via email Saturday morning that three people have died in Sullivan County, Indiana, as a result of the storm.
Many houses have been destroyed and some people are still missing. He told that Sullivan is about 152 kilometers southwest of Indianapolis. At least one person was killed in Little Rock and 24 others were injured, some in critical condition, officials said.
The tornado also caused significant damage in Wayne, Arkansas. Two people were killed in Vine, while several houses collapsed and people were buried under the debris, officials said.
The roof of the theater fell due to the tornado
One person was killed and 28 others were injured after a tornado stormed a theater in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday night, officials said. The Belvidere Police Department said a heavy storm caused the roof to collapse and calls for help began coming in from the theater at 7:48 p.m. local time.
The department said that according to the initial assessment, this damage was caused by the tornado. He told that the roof of the Apollo Theater, located about 113 kilometers from Chicago, fell during heavy metal music and 260 people were present there at the time of the incident.