Hurricanes are "swept" the US West Coast

On Sunday, a powerful storm hit the US Midwestern states: Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Strong winds, thunderstorms and heavy rain led to the formation of several powerful tornado. According to the calculations of weather forecasters, there were at least six.

The greatest impact of elements came in Ohio. Wood in the neighborhood as a result of house demolitions killed five people, including a child. Two more people died in hospital. Dozens of people were injured and hospitalized. In Ohio, destroyed at least 700 homes.

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1) Scott Schwartz of Millbury, Ohio, down the basement of his house to show where he, his wife and their 12-year-old son were hiding during a tornado destroyed their home. Millbury - a town with a population of 1,200 people particularly hard hit by hurricanes and tornadoes that swept through the US Midwest this weekend. (J.D. Pooley / Sentinel-Tribune)





2) Fallen trees and power poles on Sunday after undergoing a tornado in Dundee, Michigan. In Michigan, 35 thousand residents were left without electricity. Automatically shut-down nuclear power, "Fermi-2" due to the closure of the contact line in the alarm system. (David Coates / The Detroit News)



3) Bethany Millhaym on Sunday looking for their belongings in the wreckage after a tornado struck the town of Millbury. Strong winds, thunderstorms and heavy rain led to the formation of several powerful tornado. According to the calculations of weather forecasters, there were at least six. (Paul Sancya / AP)



4) Damaged elements are school buses in a parking lot near the school. Monday was scheduled ceremony of certificates, but it does not take place, because school building was destroyed. (J.D. Pooley / Sentinel-Tribune)



5) Search and rescue dog in the ruins of a house in Millbury, which was destroyed by a tornado. The greatest impact of elements came in Ohio. Wood in the neighborhood as a result of house demolitions killed five people, including a child. Two more people died in hospital. Dozens of people were injured and hospitalized. (J.D. Pooley / Sentinel-Tribune)



6) Firefighters look at the damage left by a tornado in Millbury. In Ohio destroyed at least 700 houses. (J.D. Pooley / Sentinel-Tribune)



7) Kelly Kirchner on Sunday, June 6 looks at the damage caused by a tornado in the town of Millbury, Ohio. (JD Pooley / Sentinel-Tribune)



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