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12 dead, homes destroyed as severe storms and tornadoes strike US
Deadly thunderstorms swept across the lower Mississippi valley in the United States, flattening homes and poultry farms and ripping down power lines. At least 12 deaths were blamed on the storms and dozens of people were injured.
Deadly thunderstorms swept across the lower Mississippi valley in the United States, flattening
homes and poultry farms and ripping down power lines. At least 12 deaths were blamed on the storms and dozens of people were injured.
The scream of warning sirens woke people before dawn on Saturday in Madison, Mississippi as the tornado that ripped through the town killed one person and injured at least 21 people, including a 32-year-old pregnant woman who remained in critical condition on Saturday night. In addition to the 12 storm-related deaths, University of Mississippi Medical Center spokeswoman Barbara Austin said the woman gave birth to a baby that died on Saturday.
Three other people were killed early on Saturday in northwestern Mississippi's delta region, including Hattie Robinson in the tiny town of sledge. Four other deaths and additional injuries were reported late on Friday in Arkansas.
The severe weather was part of a line of thunderstorms that spanned the Ohio and Mississippi valleys from the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Storms earlier had passed through parts of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas.
Bureau Report
The scream of warning sirens woke people before dawn on Saturday in Madison, Mississippi as the tornado that ripped through the town killed one person and injured at least 21 people, including a 32-year-old pregnant woman who remained in critical condition on Saturday night. In addition to the 12 storm-related deaths, University of Mississippi Medical Center spokeswoman Barbara Austin said the woman gave birth to a baby that died on Saturday.
Three other people were killed early on Saturday in northwestern Mississippi's delta region, including Hattie Robinson in the tiny town of sledge. Four other deaths and additional injuries were reported late on Friday in Arkansas.
The severe weather was part of a line of thunderstorms that spanned the Ohio and Mississippi valleys from the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Storms earlier had passed through parts of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas.
Bureau Report