Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms also hit other parts of the Midwest such as Wisconsin and Nebraska. According to the National Weather Service, there were 23 tornado reports on Tuesday — with many coming from the Midwest.
Tuesday’s natural disasters follow a series of severe storms that have ravaged other parts of the country, including Houston and Portage, Mich., in recent weeks.
Several Iowa counties were still without power Wednesday morning, forcing some schools to cancel classes. At a press conference Tuesday evening, Iowa police confirmed that a number of people were killed as a result of the tornadoes, but they were unable to provide an exact number.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds authorized an emergency proclamation for 15 counties in Iowa — allowing the state government to provide financial assistance to its inhabitants. Reynolds is scheduled to visit the small town of Greenfield, which was the hardest hit by Tuesday’s storms, on Wednesday.
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A hungry bear faced an unexpected counterattack and fled the scene after invading the pen of two large pigs on a farm in western Connecticut, security footage shows.Video from Rebecca Shaw, captured on her farm near New Milford in March 2022, shows the bear perched on the fence around the pen and eyeing one of Shaw’s pigs, named Mary.Mary appears either unaware or unbothered by the bear’s presence. However, as soon as the bear drops down into the pen, Mary charges and headbutts the bear several times. The second pig, Hamlet, then emerges from a shed and charges, grunting and growling, prompting the now-frightened bear to leap back out over the fence.Shaw told local media that she had been “blown away” by her pigs, especially Hamlet — nicknamed Hammy — whom she said was usually “afraid of his own shadow.”
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