Hurricanes hit parts of the US states of Texas and Oklahoma on Wednesday and Thursday, causing extensive damage but no serious injuries. Hurricanes caused flooding in some areas, and significant damage was reported in Seminole, Oklahoma, about 100 km southeast of Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said: “Thank God no one was hurt and no deaths were reported. We receive all resources and consumables for the needs of the city, including generators.” The National Weather Service reported that wind speeds in the Seminoles exceeded 217 kilometers per hour.
Tornadoes cut power to more than 2,900 subscribers, representing more than 60 percent of the Seminole population.
The National Weather Service indicated that the wind speed of the hurricane that hit the Lockett region, northwest of Dallas, Texas, exceeded 275 kilometers per hour.
In addition, officials said thousands of people who were asked to leave their homes as the largest wildfire in the United States approached chose to stay and protect old homes in the mountains of northern New Mexico, even as some ran out of food and water.
In Mora County, with a population of 4,500, about 60 percent of the population remained in areas covered by eviction orders in centuries-old farming communities; Where the electricity went out.
