EL RENO, Okla. — A destructive tornado struck the Oklahoma City suburb of El Reno late on Saturday, killing at least two people and demolishing a motel and destroying much of a trailer park and a car dealership just days after the town was hit by widespread flooding. The brief tornado tore through El Reno, a largely rural suburb of nearly 17,000 people about 25 miles west of Oklahoma City, shortly before 11 p.m.Matt White, the mayor of El Reno, said two people were killed during the tornado. Photos posted on social media by bystanders and reporters showed that parts of the motel, the American Budget Value Inn, appeared to be all but leveled. The mayor said the majority of the motel’s second story was “not there.”Officials were uncertain how many guests had been staying at the motel. “We’re trying to run those numbers down now,” Mr. White said.

Source: New York Times May 26, 2019 06:14 UTC