Four Die As Tornado Hits US Scout Camp

At least four people have been killed and 40 injured at a boy scout camp after it was hit by a tornado in western Iowa.
Most of the injured had been on a hike when the tornado struck near Little Sioux in Harrison County, authorities said, leaving them without protection from the deadly winds.
Rescue workers cut their way through branches and dug through debris to reach the camp where the 93 boys, ages 13 to 18, and 25 staff members were attending a week-long leadership training camp.Thomas White, a scout supervisor, said he dug through the wreckage of a collapsed fireplace to reach victims in a building where many scouts sought shelter.
They were under the tables and stuff and on their knees, but they had no chance," he said.

The tornado struck at 6:35 pm. Russ Lawrenson, of the Mondamin Fire Department, said warnings had been issued before the tornado hit the Little Sioux Scout Ranch but he doubted the campers had time to seek shelter.
"The tornado came in pretty fast, ahead of the storm," he said.
Taylor Willoughby, 13, said several scouts were getting ready to watch a movie when someone screamed that there was a tornado.
Emergency services en routeEveryone in the building hunkered down, he said, but windows were breaking.
He said he saw another scout with his head split open. "It was a pretty gruesome image."

At least 40 people who were injured in the storm were taken to hospital. One included a baby of two months.
The ranch is about 40 miles north of Omaha and features hiking trails through narrow valleys and over steep hills, a 15-acre lake and a rifle range.

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