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Residents Asked To Leave Delmont After Tornado Cuts Power

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DELMONT, S.D. (AP) — Residents of Delmont are being asked to leave for safety reason after a tornado struck the small South Dakota town.

South Dakota Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Kristi Turman says about 20 buildings are damaged and the town has no water, power or phones. She says there are unsecured propane tanks.

The tornado flattened a home near the entrance to Delmont. About three-dozen people were helping the homeowner, who would not talk to an Associated Press reporter.

Across the street, 87-year-old Walter Stoebner said his house was damaged.

Stoebner said. “It was just one big bang, and that was it. It didn’t last long.”

Some cow carcasses were piled up near a farm in Delmont, having either died in the tornado or hurt and later euthanized.

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