Deadly storms and tornadoes sweep through US; 18 killed
A spokesperson for the emergency management agency in Tennessee, one of the states hardest hit by storms which have struck since Friday., World News, Times Now
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A spokesperson for the emergency management agency in Tennessee, one of the states hardest hit by storms which have struck since Friday., World News, Times Now
A violent storm packing high winds and heavy rains ripped through Southern and Midwestern sections of the United States as it headed east on Saturday, leaving 21 dead and scores injured, according to officials and media reports.
The death toll from a major storm system that lashed the south-central and eastern United States with devastating winds and destructive tornadoes rose to at least 29 by Sunday. Scenes of devastation were left in the path of the Tennessee tornado, which twisted trees, flattened homes into piles of wooden boards and ripped walls from still-standing structures.
In Arkansas, the governor declared a state of emergency Friday afternoon after officials said one person was killed in North Little Rock and two died in Wynne, in separate tornadoes. A state of emergency was also declared in Missouri in response to severe weather. US Storm: Tornadoes Tear Through Arkansas and Illinois; Seven Killed, Dozens Hospitalised (Watch Video).
Storm chaser Jordan Hall, who was one of the first people to witness the worst-hit site, compares the disaster to others in history.