Articles labeled: tornado

A Grandmother who was babysitting her step-son’s 3 month old infant, died shielding him from a tornado that ripped her house to pieces. The infant lived was unhurt.

A grandmother killed when a tornado bore down on her lakeside New Hampshire home died holding her stepson’s baby boy to protect him from gale-force winds and pounding rain.

The 3-month-old infant lived, his cries helping firefighters find and save him. His grandma, 57-year-old Brenda Stevens, was being hailed a heroine.

A tornado created a sad and cruel situation for many boy scouts at an Iowa campsitewhen they sought refuge in a wood building which was then struck by the twister. 4 scouts were killed and 40 injured, suffering mostly head injuries. The scouts were between the ages of 13 - 18.

Our hearts go out to the friends and families of these boys.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A spokeswoman for Iowa Homeland Security says at least four people were killed and 40 injured when a tornado struck a western Iowa Boy Scout camp.

Iowa Homeland Security spokeswoman Julie Tack says a search and rescue team has been deployed to the camp near Little Sioux in Harrison County. She says the camp is covered with debris and downed trees after the tornado hit about 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Tack says there were 93 campers and 25 staff members at the camp. The campers were between 13 and 18 years old and were attending a leadership training camp.

At least one child, age 11, was killed along with her parents in Arkansas from trauma as a tornado hit their home. So far, death totals are at least 44.

ATKINS, Arkansas — Authorities went door-to-door early Wednesday searching for more victims of deadly tornadoes that ripped the roof off a shopping mall, pummeled mobile homes and blew apart warehouses as they tore across four states. At least 44 people were reported dead throughout the South.

The victims included 24 people in Tennessee, 13 in Arkansas, and seven in Kentucky, emergency officials said. Among those killed were Arkansas parents who died with their 11-year-old in Atkins, about 60 miles northwest of Little Rock.