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‘It’s lifting houses!’ At least six dead as suspected tornadoes hit Michigan, Oklahoma

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Hartford, Connecticut/Minneapolis: Authorities are searching through rubble and debris in southern Michigan after suspected tornadoes tore through the region and killed four people, including a 12-year-old boy, during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in eastern Oklahoma.

First responders from agencies in the Union Lake area near Union City were looking for more possible victims and working to clear roads, authorities said. Photos and videos posted on social media showed flattened homes and downed trees in a lakeside neighbourhood.

Severe thunderstorms that began in northern Indiana appeared to spawn multiple tornadoes in southern Michigan the previous day, said meteorologist Lonnie Fisher of the National Weather Service (NWS), which sent teams to the region to evaluate the damage and confirm tornadoes.

Suspected tornadoes kill at leeast six in two US states

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Authorities in southern Michigan are searching through rubble and debris after suspected tornadoes tore through the region and killed four people, including a 12-year-old boy, during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in eastern Oklahoma.

Severe thunderstorms that began in northern Indiana appeared to spawn multiple tornadoes in southern Michigan on Friday.

The threat of severe weather continued on Saturday in the nation's midsection, with strong thunderstorms possible stretching from Texas and to the northeast all the way to Ohio and western parts of Pennsylvania and New York.

Operation BBQ Relief serving free meals to community impacted by deadly tornado

UNION CITY, Mich. — A group of disaster relief pitmasters are in Michigan on Sunday giving out free BBQ meals after four devastating tornadoes tore through the region on Friday.

Operation BBQ Relief is a group of volunteer competitive pitmasters that mobilized for the first time in response to a 2011 EF5 tornado in Joplin, MO, serving over 120,000 meals in 13 days to displaced families and first responders.

Since then, they have mobilized every year to various disasters around the country to provide food and support to communities in need. The group will be un Union City at Riverview Community Park feeding up to 1,000 people a day for the next few days, providing what organizers call "healing through BBQ."

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