Tornado leaves 2 dead in Oklahoma

A powerful tornado touched down in the U.S. state of Oklahoma Sunday night and claimed at least two lives, U.S. media reported. The tornado hit Quapaw, a small town around 320 km northeast of Oklahoma City, the state's capital city late Sunday, daily newspaper the Oklahoman reported. At least two people have died and multiple injuries were reported. A spokesperson for a local hospital said they have received six patients from Quapaw who have tornado-related injuries. They were believed in stable conditions and were expected to recover soon. Meteorologists said the tornado developed extremely fast and went from a thundershower to a storm with rotation in minutes, which didn't provide much time for warning. Local TV footage showed the tornado appeared to have ripped a path through the town center. More than a dozen building were completely destroyed in the area and dozens of others had major damage. The tornado was one of quite a few twisters that tore through the central and southern United States on Sunday. There are no immediate reports of tornado-related deaths in other states.