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Deadly EF3 tornado strikes El Reno, Oklahoma, for the 2nd time in 6 years

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Officials confirmed  at least two fatalities  after a destructive tornado ripped through El Reno, Oklahoma, late Saturday night. Storm surveyors from the  National Weather Service office in Norman, Oklahoma , have determined that the tornado was EF3 strength and only on the ground for 4 minutes for a span of 2.2 miles. The tornado was 75 yards at its widest point. In that short amount of time, extensive damage was reported at a hotel, the American Budget Value Inn, and a nearby mobile home park near the Highway 81 and Interstate 40 interchange, according to  KOCO-TV . (Twitter/@NWSNorman) EF3 damage was while surveying storm damage in El Reno. (AP/Tim Talley) Debris lies on the ground on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at a motel after a deadly storm moved though the area in El Reno the day before. (AP/Sue Ogrocki) Emergency workers check what is left of the second floor of a hotel, Sunday, May 26, 2019. (AP/Tim Talley) Part of a roof is collapsed at a motel after...

Adewura Bello, lady declared missing in Lagos, found dead in canal

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Adewura Bello, a lady who was declared missing on May 15, has been found dead in a canal in Lagos. Adewura, the 26-year-old accounting graduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), was said to have gone missing on Wednesday after she boarded a bus from Ikeja to Egbeda, where she lives. According to Fadesola, Adewura’s sister, the last time she heard from the deceased was when she told her she was on her way home. “I spoke with her around 7pm on Thursday. She works at Ikeja and she told me she was on her way home. Then, when it was raining around 7:55pm, I called again. This time it rang but she did not pick. So, I assumed it was the rain,” Fadesola said. “But we did not see her after the rain and the next time I tried her number, it said it was unavailable and later said switched off. On Sunday, Benjamin, a cousin to the deceased, tweeted that Adewura’s body has been found in a canal. “Thank you all for the search. Adewura is Dead. Her Body found in a canal. Heaven has gained an angel....