VAN, Texas (AP) —
A tornado that cut through an East Texas town, killing two and injuring dozens, was on the ground for nearly 10 miles and left a path of destruction 700 yards wide.
Van Zandt County emergency management coordinator Chuck Allen said Tuesday the two people killed Sunday night in Van were retired Garland police Lt. David Tapley and his wife Brenda.
Allen says two people are hospitalized in critical condition. The twister, with sustained winds of about 140 mph, injured approximately 50 people. Authorities have accounted for all residents in the damaged area, about 70 miles southeast of Dallas.
Allen says the storm damage throughout the county amounts to "several millions of dollars." He says authorities will be watching for profiteers preying on people struggling to recover.
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Cleanup continues after East Texas tornado; 2 killed
- Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:28
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