In pictures: Tornadoes flatten parts of US Midwest

 

Iwona Karbowska
Monday 18 November 2013 11:10 GMT
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Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter.

A fast-moving storm system triggered multiple tornadoes, killing at least five people, injuring about 40 and flattening large parts of the city of Washington, Illinois.

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