The death toll from a major storm system that has lashed the south-central and eastern US with devastating winds and powerful tornadoes has risen to 22, with dozens of others injured, officials said Saturday.
An aerial view of destroyed homes in the aftermath of a tornado, after a monster storm system tore through the US South and Midwest on Friday in Little Rock, Arkansas, April 1, 2023. REUTERS/ Cheney Orra major storm system that has lashed the south-central and eastern US
The storm system on Saturday was bearing down on the US east coast, with thunderstorms, hail and powerful winds predicted through late Sunday. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has declared a state of emergency and activated the national guard to help with recovery efforts.The city of Wynne, in northeastern Arkansas, was "cut in half by damage from east to west," Mayor Jennifer Hobbs told CNN.
TV footage showed emergency personnel carrying out injured concert-goers on stretchers, while video posted on social media showed waist-high rubble on the floor of the concert venue and a gaping hole in the roof. In the neighboring state of Indiana, three people were killed by a storm in Sullivan County, on the border with Illinois, several US media outlets reported, citing local authorities.
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