Tornadoes rip through central US while extreme heat and humidity creep into north-east

One man died in Iowa after a tree fell on him as nearly 700 severe weather events were recorded over three days Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email An Illinois man whose home was destroyed by a tornado on Thursday was pulled from the rubble by a police officer and a photojournalist, who captured the terrifying storm and subsequent rescue in dramatic video footage. Scott Lasker, who describes himself as a storm chaser, recorded the tornado ripping through the town of Streator and was filming the damage it inflicted when he came across the man trapped in the debris of his house. “A lady maybe about a hundred yards away was screaming for help,” he told CBS News. “I ran over there and her husband is stuck beneath the rubble in their leveled house. “I tried to lift a heavy door off the man’s leg, and gave him a little comfort, and then the police showed up.” The man’s condition was not known on Friday morning, but Lasker said he was bloodied, and that he suspected the victim had sustained broken limbs. Chicago’s ABC7 News showed scenes of widespread destruction, and interviewed Streator residents who said the tornado’s quick arrival gave them no time to prepare. “It was th