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and, fancy footwear, we ll tell you about the huge convention in asia dedicated to the humble trainer. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the united states, where authorities in several us states have been assessing the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes. at least 21 people are now known to have died, as storms ripped through the south and the midwest, leaving a trail devastation. hardest hit were tennessee, arkansas and indiana. in illinois, one person was killed, when a theatre roof collapsed. these pictures have just come into us in the last few hours of the storm passing. this car in arkansas, and as you can see, the pictures speak for themselves. dozens of storms and tornadoes left a trail of destruction, two of the fiercest touched down in the southern state of arkansas. tearing off roofs, bringing down power lines, sweeping through homes with incredible force. the rate of pace and the volume of itjust seemed rather intense and it was extremely d ....
In belvidere, illinois, another storm hit. the roof of the apollo theatre collapsed. one person has been killed, dozens injured. this latest destructive weather arrived just as president biden was visiting mississippi where he promised help to those hit by another tornado last week. sancha berg, bbc news. i m joined now by senior forecaster with the national weather service in little rock, arkansas, joe goudsward. you arkansas, joe goudswa rd. very you arkansas, joe goudsward. very much forjoining us he you very much forjoining us. he clearly a hugely upsetting and devastating set of events there. what is the scene at the moment in arkansas, what is the situation? we moment in arkansas, what is the situation? ~ . . , situation? we are currently in cleanup mode situation? we are currently in cleanup mode and situation? we are currently in cleanup mode and very - situation? we are currently in cleanup mode and very happy situation? we are currently in i cleanup mode and very happy to ....