Tornado in Iowa levels village, no one killed.

[TheMightyFavog]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4118783,00.html

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A tornado cut a path through northwestern Iowa on Friday night, causing heavy damage in two small towns. State officials said 10 people were injured.

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"I was out at the farm and listened to the scanner and they reported tornadoes going toward Bradgate," Mayor Martin Brown said. "I heard the Humboldt County sheriff calling for an ambulance. He said his leg was broke and the town was destroyed. We got here and he was right. It was destroyed."

"What I've seen so far, there was three (houses) destroyed completely. Of 42 homes, 30 of them have major damage, I mean major damage."

Ambulances from surrounding counties were sent to the scene, but a statement issued by Humboldt County sheriff's officials said most of the injuries were cuts and bruises and broken bones.

[okoboji]

1. Yep....

also grapefruit size hail has been reported .... been a rough evening here in Northwest Iowa

[koopie57]

3. Now I know where I heard

okoboji before. My sister-in-law is from a small town in that area and my kids went to bible camp there. I hope the worst is over for you.

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2. That's weird

The title says, "no one hurt," and the article says, "State officials said 10 people were injured."

:shrug:

that's journalism

[TheMightyFavog]

4. Thanks for catching that.

I meant to say no one killed.

All fixed now.

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6. Oh, ok -

thought that was the way it was reported

I was like, "wha?"

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. Actually headline reads "Tornado Hurts 10 in Iowa; 4 Die Elsewhere"

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Does anyone remember when news headlines DIDN'T change?

:shrug:

[TheMightyFavog]

7. I meant that no one was killed by the Iowa tornado.

All those other deaths were not related to that tornado.

sheesh.

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8. I can see why they changed it

How the hell is a village levelled, yet no one was hurt. How can you type that out and make plans to publish it - as news, and not see how unrealistic it is? How do you write news copy and cue cards with phrases that make no sense. Its getting worse by the day.

[nolabels]

9. I hate to sound parochial but...............

Could it also have been a hamlet or Bantu stand they were describing.

It could not have been a town, we have already passed into third world status here in the good ole USA