A deadly tornado ripped through Arkansas and into part of Illinois on Friday night, leaving at least two people dead and others trapped inside a nursing home, reports said.
At least 20 people were trapped inside the nursing home in Monette, Ark., after the twister struck. Two people were reported killed, five others were injured, according to Marvin Day, the Craighead County judge.
The tornado struck the Monette Manor at around 8:15 p.m. and a search and rescue team was called shortly after to help those trapped in the building, Day told The Post.
Upon entering the building, first responders discovered two people dead and five others with serious injuries, he said.
“The building has been cleared,” Day said. It was unclear whether there were any more fatalities.
The severe weather system moved north into Illinois and devastated an Amazon distribution center in Edwardsville, Ill.
Multiple workers were trapped inside the building after a “structural collapse,” according to Fox 2 in Illinois.
Family members rushed to the site of the Amazon warehouse, hoping their loved ones were safe.
“He was on the phone with me while it was happening,” Aisha White told KMOV while waiting outside the building.
“The tornado was hitting the back of the building, the trucks were coming in, I told him to jump out the truck and duck. We watched the building go up, stuff hitting the cars, I told him I was on my way.”
The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings throughout the region as the deadly weather system continued its pace northward.
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