The
tornado that hit the nursing home in the city of Monette was
among a string of tornadoes in the region, including one in the
nearby town of Truman, according to the channel KAIT, an
affiliate of broadcaster NBC in Jonesboro.
It quoted the official, Judge Marvin Day of Craighead county, as
saying two people were killed, five injured and at least 20
trapped in the Monette Manor nursing home near the Tennessee
border.
There were reports that a nursing home in Truman was also
damaged, with fire and rescue teams heading for the area, it
added.
The U.S. National Weather Service had issued tornado warnings on
Friday night for areas in several states including Arkansas,
Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois.
(Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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