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Death toll in Okla. City twister climbs to 9

The Columbian
Published: May 23, 2011, 5:00pm

PIEDMONT, Okla. (AP) — The death toll from three tornadoes that marched through the Oklahoma City area has risen to nine.

The Oklahoma medical examiner says the latest victim was a 22-year-old man who died in Calumet. Authorities are still trying to determine how he died.

At least 15 people have perished since Tuesday in storms in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas.

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