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7 People Killed by Powerful Tornado in US South

VOA News

   A powerful tornado struck the southeastern U.S. city of Nashville,
   Tennessee and surrounding areas early Tuesday morning, killing at least
   seven people and causing extensive damage.

   Video captured the tornado moving through downtown accompanied by
   occasional flashes of lightning, turning buildings to rubble. Emergency
   officials say they responded to reports of at least 40 structure
   collapses throughout Nashville. Officials opened several emergency
   shelters to house residents who were forced out of their homes, one of
   them a farmer's market on the outskirts of downtown. The city's schools
   were shut down Tuesday.

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