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Article: 1 killed as tornado hits Kansas City area
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 5, 2003
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1 killed as tornado hits Kansas City area
Associated Press
Monday, May 5, 2003
Kansas City, Kan. -- A powerful tornado hit the Kansas City area
Sunday, flattening several buildings and killing at least one person
as it left a swath of destruction a quarter-mile wide in some places.
Providence Medical Center in Kansas City said it was treating
people injured by the tornado, one of several reported in Kansas and
Missouri. Officials could not estimate how many injured were at the
hospital.
Don Denney, a spokesman for Wyandotte County and Kansas City, said
one death was confirmed and searchers were looking for other victims.
He said dozens of homes were significantly damaged and several
were ...