BBC News (excerpts):  Tornadoes sweeping the US Midwest have struck near Oklahoma, hitting vehicles on a section of motorway west of the Oklahoma State Capital.  Officials said at least five people had been killed and many others injured.  

 The new storms come, as rescue workers search for hundreds of people missing in Joplin, Missouri, about 200 miles (320 km) to the north-east.  At least 122 people were killed on Sunday by a powerful tornado that cut a wide swathe through the city.  

 The O...

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