15 Die, 60 Injured: Twister Smashes Kansas Town

Clip: 355626_1_1

Year Shot: 1958 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1648

Original Film: 031-047-01

HD: N/A

Location: El Dorado, Kansas

Timecode: 00:38:47 - 00:38:39

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At least 15 are known to be dead and 60 injured in the wake of an El Dorado, Kansas tornado. Havoc is wrought to a 3-block wide, mile long area. Striking so swiftly and with such ferocity that some 250 houses were practically leveled. The shattered town and the aftermath of the tornado. MS - Night time a bull dozer pushing the remains of a home in a pile. MS - Dead people wrapped up in blankets laid out on a floor. Aerial shot - Every home is leveled except for a few that weren't touched by the tornado. MS - Car on the side of the road laying on its roof and rubble in the back ground. MCUS - The remains of a car that was tosses about and landed up-right. OHS - A demolished home and a tree that is really bent over.