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June 17, 2014 04:13 pm GMT

'It's Total Devastation': Twin Tornadoes Trample Nebraska Town

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At least two people are dead, including a 5-year-old child, and at least 19 are injured after twin tornadoes tore through the small town of Pilger, Nebraska on Monday.

Soon after a tornado watch was issued for northeastern Nebraska on Monday, a massive thunderstorm spawned at least two tornadoes at the same time near Pilger, a town of about 350 people, around 4:20 p.m. local time

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A tornado forms over a house near Pilger, Neb., Monday, June 16, 2014

Image: Mark 'Storm' Farnik/Associated Press

The two twisters touched down within roughly a mile of each other, according to the National Weather Service. Emergency crews and residents spent the evening sifting through rubble for survivors. The storm ripped apart more than half of the structures in the town, which is roughly 100 miles northwest of Omaha Read more...

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