Killer storm causes road carnage and blackouts in US

A deadly winter storm that caked America’s centre with a thick layer of ice claimed at least 17 lives and blacked out more than 600,000 homes and businesses.

Tue, 11 Dec, 2007 - 07:30
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A deadly winter storm that caked America’s centre with a thick layer of ice claimed at least 17 lives and blacked out more than 600,000 homes and businesses.

The deaths in Oklahoma and Missouri were blamed on the conditions, with 15 people killed on slick highways.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: USPlace: AmericaPlace: OklahomaPlace: MissouriPlace: Oklahoma CityPlace: KansasPlace: NebraskaPlace: IowaPlace: IllinoisPlace: southern IllinoisPlace: O’Hare International AirportPlace: Midway AirportPlace: TexasPlace: Will Rogers World AirportPlace: TulsaPlace: New YorkPlace: Interstate 40Place: of Okemah, OklahomaPerson: Lonnie ComptonPerson: OklahomansPerson: Gil BroylesPerson: Kathleen SebeliusPerson: Karen PridePerson: Sheryl LoveladyPerson: TrooperPerson: Betsey RandolphOrganisation: National Weather ServiceOrganisation: National GuardOrganisation: Oklahoma Gas & ElectricOrganisation: Chicago Department of AviationOrganisation: Federal Emergency Management AgencyOrganisation: Army Corps of EngineersOrganisation: Highway Patrol
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