At least 11 fatalities in powerful storms in the southern US
The victims were reported in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas, which were hit by strong winds and heavy rains. Hundreds of thousands of people were cut off from electricity, houses demolished and roads flooded. Snow and ice in the Midwest caused hundreds of flights to be canceled
At least 11 fatalities in powerful storms in the southern US
Photo: Reuters, Edit: Amit SimchaAt least 11 people were killed in powerful storms in parts of the southern United States, bringing strong winds and heavy rains. The victims were reported in the states of Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.
In addition, hundreds of thousands of people were cut off from electricity, houses demolished and roads flooded. Authorities have issued warnings of tornadoes, with Alabama being in greatest danger.
At the same time, the United States Midwest is in danger of ice and snow storms, and hundreds of flights were canceled yesterday at two Chicago airports. In Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas, buildings were reported missing, but no injuries were reported.
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At least 11 people have been killed as a result of heavy winds and rains that have affected large areas of Alabama, Louisiana and Texas (Photo: Reuters)
Among those killed was an elderly couple who died last Friday in Louisiana, when a tornado demolished their mobile home, dragging it several tens of feet. Another man was killed in the state when a tree fell on his house. In Alabama, three people were killed in Pickens County, according to local media, also as a result of a tornado. In Dallas, Texas, one man was killed Friday night when his car overturned and fell into a creek, and another 44-year-old man was killed in Nacogdoches County in the state when a tree fell on his home. "Please take the warnings seriously," the state meteorological service said.
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