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In photos: Deadly tornadoes strike US Midwest

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Mike Enochs and Gary Enochs salvage a cot from Mike Enochs' destroyed home following a tornado in Forney, Texas. Multiple tornadoes touched down at the weekend across the Dallas/Fort Worth area causing extensive damage.

Hundreds of twisters have wreaked havoc across the US Midwest leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. At least five people were killed when one tornado ripped through the small town of Woodward in Oklahoma after lightning apparently disabled its storm warning system.