A tornado left thousands without power in the US state of Oklahoma. At least 100 people across the state were injured.
The element took the lives of four people, including an infant, writes The Associated Press.
"The tornado started late Saturday night. The city of Sulfur, home to about 5,000 people, suffered the most damage, where the tornado destroyed many downtown buildings, overturned cars and buses, and tore roofs off homes within a 15-block radius. More than 20,000 people still remain without electricity," the report said.
According to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, about 30 people were injured in Sulphur, including those who were inside the bar when the tornado struck.
Across the state, people were injured by debris.
The tornado swept through the center of the city, overturning cars and tearing roofs and walls from brick buildings. In the buildings that remained in place, windows and doors were shattered.
White House officials said President Joe Biden spoke with Governor Stitt on Sunday.
A string of deadly tornadoes has wreaked havoc across the central US since Friday. Another death was reported in Iowa on Sunday. A man there was seriously injured in Friday's tornado.
The deadly storm killed two people and damaged or destroyed more than 10 homes, according to Hughes County EMS. Another person died on a highway near Marietta in southern Oklahoma.
The heavy rains that came to Oklahoma with the tornado also caused dangerous flooding. Rising water levels in the lakes led to the closure of the National Recreation Area, where storms destroyed a footbridge.
On Sunday, Stitt issued a state of emergency in 12 counties due to the effects of the storm.
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