Article: 1 killed as tornado hits Kansas City area

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 ...

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