Health
AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE, INCLUDING A BABY, DEAD AFTER TORNADOES HIT OKLAHOMA AND IOWA
At least five deaths, including one of a 4-month-old child in Oklahoma, were confirmed Sunday from a severe storm that swept through the heartland, spawning multiple tornadoes across four states, including a powerful pair of twisters that touched down in Nebraska, officials said.
Emergency officials in Hughes County, Oklahoma, said the baby was one of four people killed in storms that struck Holdenville. One person died from storm-related injuries at a sports bar in Sulphur that was hit by a tornado, officials said. At least 30 people were injured in Sulphur, including 20 who were at the sports bar, according to officials.
Oklahoma Gov. J. Kevin Stitt confirmed Sunday afternoon that at least four people were killed in the storms that slammed his state.
One person was reported dead in Marietta, Oklahoma, and two people were killed in Ada, Oklahoma, Stitt said.
A state of emergency was declared in 12 Oklahoma counties, authorities said.
Sunday night, the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, announced a preliminary determination of “at least” an EF3 tornado in Sulphur and also “at least” an EF3 in Marietta.
President Joe Biden spoke to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Sunday, according to the White House. The president offered the “full support of the federal government” after Saturday’s fatal tornadoes.
Gov. Governor Jim Pillen Sunday night issued an emergency declaration for Douglas, Lancaster and Washington Counties, making the eligible to “receive assistance funding through the state for recovery.”
Health
Nigeria Has Happened to This 10 Months Old Baby 10-Month-Old Survivor of Yelewata Massacre Discharged from Hospital
Ten-month-old Aondosoo Targule Aya, the only survivor from his family after the Yelewata massacre in Guma LGA, Benue State, has been discharged from the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi.
Aondosoo, who suffered a machete wound during the @ttack that claimed over 200 lives, was officially discharged on Thursday, July 17, 2025, after months of treatment.
His father, Aya Targule, expressed heartfelt gratitude to BSUTH, SEMA, and the hospital staff for their care and support, despite l0sing his wife and three other children in the @ttack.
With no home to return to, Aondosoo will now live with his aunty in North Bank, while his father remains at the IDP camp along George Akume Way, Makurdi.
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