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Eight killed by Texas tornadoes

Five of the deaths related to the same stretch of highway, NBC News reports. Close to the town of Garland, near Dallas (by the Bush Turnpike), five cars were apparently blown off the highway, killing the drivers. The vehicles were found below Interstate 30. It is unknown if there are any other victims relating to the same stretch of road. A warning remains in place for residents to keep off the roads. Most of the major stretches of highway remain in darkness, due to power supply problems.

In addition to the five car deaths, a further three bodies were found in other towns close by. Collin County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that the bodies of two people were discovered at a petrol station in Copeville; and a person was found dead in the town of Blue Ridge.

Across a wide area, many buildings have been destroyed, vehicles mangled and hundreds of trees toppled. Emergency services are heavily stretched. Speaking with the BBC, a church pastor in Glenn Heights called Kevin Taylor saw his church begin to collapse around him: “Doors began to turn inward, when I saw that I figured the glass was going to shatter and hit me in the face, so I broke and ran down the hallway and by the time I got just a few feet everything collapsed and went dark and fell on top of me.” Pausing, he then added: “by the grace of God I’m here though.”

This is not the end of the unusual and bad weather for Texas. The state, along with Oklahoma, is at risk of suffering a blizzard that could bring down 16 inches of snow in some areas. The freak weather events are thought to be the consequence of some unseasonably high temperatures during December.

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Dr. Tim Sandle is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for science news. Tim specializes in science, technology, environmental, business, and health journalism. He is additionally a practising microbiologist; and an author. He is also interested in history, politics and current affairs.

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