INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least two people have died after a tornado destroyed a motel and caused other damage in Oklahoma City.The American Budget Value Inn was
destroyed by the storm and trailers at a mobile home park adjacent to the motel were also damaged."We have absolutely experienced a
traumatic event," El Reno Mayor Matt White said."We've had an incident where a tornado has basically hit a mobile home park and a hotel, and
some other local businesses.""We're doing a search and rescue right now we have all hands on deck."Officials are reported to be going door
to door to find victims.It comes after the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered in a submerged vehicle near the Mississippi River in
Missouri as storms swept through central US.Heavy rain in recent weeks has spurred major flooding in several states.Flooding along the
Arkansas River is expected to threaten communities from Tulsa into western Arkansas as water released from an Oklahoma dam combines with
additional rain in the forecast.Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has ordered the state's National Guard to station high-water rescue teams
in the western part of the state.
