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/ 13 November 2005

Tornadoes rip through central Iowa

Tornadoes swept across central Iowa on Saturday, killing one person as they ripped up farms, destroyed homes in several towns and sent college football fans running from a stadium for shelter. ”Half the town’s gone,” said Bob Smith, a resident of Stratford, a town of about 746 residents 80km north-west of Des Moines.