At least six people - four adults and two children - were killed Saturday evening by a tornado in Iowa, in the center of the United States, according to the emergency services.
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The tornado also injured at least four people and caused
"significant damage to homes and property
," Madison County Emergency Services Director Diogenes Ayala said.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has declared a state of natural disaster for Madison County, located in the center of the state.
“Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the deadly storms that tore through our state today
,” he wrote in a statement.
In December, several dozen violent tornadoes ravaged five states in the center of the United States, mainly Kentucky, and killed at least 79 people.
