Kansas Tornadoes Kill Two Persons

By Charlie Brett
13:38, June 12th 2008
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Kansas Tornadoes Kill Two Persons

The crazy weather is everywhere, as a line of tornadoes came across Kansas, Wednesday night, leaving behind 2 dead people and other victims. It also damaged some buildings at Kansas State University.

According to The Associated Press, authorities reported that a tornado made its way through northern Kansas, killing two people. Sharon Watson, spokeswoman for the Kansas Adjutant General's Department, said that one of the two dead persons was in a yard in Chapman, in Dickinson County and the other one was found near a mobile home in Jackson County.

Authorities reported that Chapman, a town located 1,400 miles east of Abilene had suffered the most damage and about 60 homes were destroyed. The three town schools were also damaged by the tornado. 30 homes were seriously damaged and another 30 suffered minor damage, according to the American Red Cross.

According to CNN, the storm also took the roof of a fraternity house at the school in Manhattan, Kansas, said Cheryl May, the university's director of media relations. The university reported that there were no injuries.

About 12 ambulances from other cities were called to help take care of those affected by the tornado.

The victims’ names were not made public. Authorities said that they were still searching for other victims.



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