Eastern States Tornado and Thunderstorms Killed 5 – Photos

Severe thunderstorms swept through several Eastern states.

At least five people were killed; four of them were killed after a tornado destroyed homes in upstate New York.

The disaster also destroyed and damaged a lot of houses and caused a power cut off to nearly 200,000 people.

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People sort through debris of a destroyed house after Tuesday night’s storm, on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Smithfield, N.Y. The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado destroyed the homes in upstate New York where four people were killed. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

People sort through debris after Tuesday night’s storm, on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Smithfield, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Debris from Tuesday’s storm sits along a road on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Smithfield, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Debris from Tuesday’s storm sits along a road on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Smithfield, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

People sort through debris of a destroyed house after Tuesday night’s storm, on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Smithfield, N.Y. The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado destroyed the homes in upstate New York where four people were killed. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

A downed tree lays atop a crushed car Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Philadelphia. About 228,000 homes and businesses across Pennsylvania remain without power after severe thunderstorms raced across the state. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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