At least two dead after TORNADO and torrential rain batter eastern seaboard

Jul 27, 2012 - 04:54
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At least two dead after TORNADO and torrential rain batter eastern seaboard
At least two dead after TORNADO and torrential rain batter eastern seaboard

At least two people were killed after a ferocious storm hit the U.S.'s East Coast, grounding hundreds of flights and leaving tens of thousands of residents  without power.

A state of emergency and curfew were in effect in Elmira, New York, this moing after a suspected toado toppled power lines and trees and hospitals were placed on disaster alert.

Only emergency vehicles allowed on the streets until 8 am while the damage was cleared, Chemung County Office of Fire and Emergency Management spokeswoman Karen Miner said.

Threatening: Rolling storm clouds and torrential rain over Brooklyn last night

Threatening: Rolling storm clouds and torrential rain over Brooklyn last night

Dark and stormy: Clouds rumble over New York as severe weather broke along the East Coast yesterday

Dark and stormy: Clouds rumble over New York as severe weather broke along the East Coast yesterday

 

 

 
Uprooted: An enormous tree is to up by the force of a toado which touched down in Elmira as the east coast was battered by severe weather

Uprooted: An enormous tree is to up by the force of a toado which touched down in Elmira as the east coast was battered by severe weather

 

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling