NEW YORK – Five US states were hit by a violent tornado. The powerful disturbance has crossed part of the US in the past few hours, producing at least 19 tornadoes and causing extensive damage and victims. An Amazon warehouse in Illinois also collapses. The dead are at least 4.
Over 50 people may have died in southwestern Kentucky. This was announced by the governor of the American state, Andy Beshear: “We know that we probably have over 50 victims,” announced the governor quoted by Cnn.
The tornado was just the latest episode of violent weather events, including heavy storms, that hit the central sector of the United States last night.
There are at least two casualties in Arkansas, she reports Cnn, where one of the tornadoes also hit a retirement home in Monette. In nearby Mississippi, just eight miles away, in Leachville, a woman lost her life after the storm trapped shoppers at a convenience store. In Tennessee, too, the damage was counted and several people were trapped for hours.
While an Amazon warehouse was damaged in Illinois, in Edwardsville, which is located 24 miles west of St. Louis in Missouri, which is also one of the affected states, as is Kentucky. Overall, the strong disturbance affected over 55 million people throughout the United States and approximately 157 thousand residents in six states remained in the dark due to problems with the electricity grid.
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