Two people died, and many trapped as a tornado hit Arkansas’s nursing home.
WASHINGTON – Several people were trapped on Friday at a nursing home in the northeastern part of Arkansas. It was hit by a severe storm that killed two and wounded five others.
The tornado that struck the nursing facility within the town of Monette was one of a series of tornadoes that struck the region.
The official quote of the court, Judge Marvin Day of Craighead county, said that two victims had been killed.
Five were injured, and at least 20 people were trapped inside the Monette Manor nursing home near the Tennessee border.
According to reports, there was a report that a nursing facility situated in Truman had also been damaged with rescue and fire teams headed for the area.
The U.S. National Weather Service released the tornado warnings on Friday night, warning tornadoes in several states, including Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and Illinois.
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