Six killed and dozens hurt in Texas tornado

At least six people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado ripped through a city in Texas.

As the storm destroyed buildings in Granbury, police delivered the death toll, saying bodies were found in and around homes.

About 50 people were taken to hospital while as many as 100 people were injured.

Officials are trying to account for 14 people, but it was not clear if they were missing or were away from the area for other reasons.

Sheriff Roger Deeds said the death toll could rise as rescue teams pick through the rubble of shattered homes.

“Some (bodies) were found in houses. Some were found around houses,” he said.

The hardest hit areas included two neighborhoods in the southern end of the town of about 8,000 residents about 65 miles southwest of Dallas.

The same storm spawned another tornado that witnesses told the National Weather Service was a mile wide. That twister tore through the southwestern quadrant of Cleburne, a city of about 30,000 about 25 miles southeast of Granbury.

There were no reports of deaths in that storm, Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain said, “but we do have the potential for some injuries.” He had no estimates.

Cain had no estimate on the number of homes damaged, but he said he expected the number to soar into the dozens based on his inspection of damage ranging from roof damage to total destruction.