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EUREKA, Kan. – Officials claim that five people were injured during a tornado in a small town in eastern Kansas. The Wichita eagle reports that the tornado damaged buildings and uprooted trees when it fell on Tuesday night in the town of Eureka, in Greenwood County, at about 60. miles east of Wichita. Greenwood County Emergency Management said on Twitter that the community of about 2,400 people took a "direct hit".
CBS affiliate, KWCH-TV, reports that one of the injured is in critical condition.
The station reports that the teams spent the night crossing the city, searching for and marking the buildings.
Governor Jeff Colyer declared a state of emergency disaster in the county about an hour after the storm struck. Civil servants perform damage assessments.
According to the state's National Guard, approximately 5,700 customers of Westar Energy are without electricity. A shelter was set up in a church for displaced residents.
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