
Tornado kills 6, including 2 children, near Des Moines, Iowa, officials say
CNN
Six people -- including two children -- died in a tornado near Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, officials said.
The two children who died were under the age of five, Madison County Emergency Management Director Diogenes Ayala said.
"This is, I think, the worst anyone has seen in quite a long time," Ayala said.

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