Washington, April 27 -- At least nine people were injured when tornadoes swept through parts of Nebraska and Iowa in the US on Friday, levelling dozens of houses and causing the collapse of an industrial building, The News York Times reported.

At least three people were injured after tornadoes hit places in Nebraska, including Waverly and Lincoln, where an industrial building was destroyed, according to officials. Two people were taken to hospital and hundreds of houses were damaged in western Omaha, according to police.

At least four people were injured and dozens of homes were destroyed after a tornado hit Minden in Iowa, officials in Pottawattamie County said. Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for the county, and m...