At least 22 killed and dozens hospitalized after violent storms tore through US South, Midwest

At least 22 killed and dozens hospitalized after violent storms tore through US South, Midwest At least 22 people died in the devastating storms and violent tornadoes that leveled entire communities in the South and Midwest US Friday and Saturday and state leaders in the region have declared emergencies to respond to the damage, Report informs via
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April 2, 2023 05:41
At least 22 killed and dozens hospitalized after violent storms tore through US South, Midwest

At least 22 people died in the devastating storms and violent tornadoes that leveled entire communities in the South and Midwest US Friday and Saturday and state leaders in the region have declared emergencies to respond to the damage, Report informs via CNN.

Among the victims were four people who were killed in structural collapses in Illinois. Three of the fatalities followed the collapse of a residential structure in Crawford County, said Illinois Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Kevin Sur, while the fourth person died after the roof collapsed at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere.

More than 50 preliminary tornado reports were recorded Friday in at least seven states, including in Arkansas, where storms killed five people – four in the small city of Wynne and another person in North Little Rock, local officials said.

Three people were killed in Indiana by a storm Friday night that damaged homes and a volunteer fire department near Sullivan, a city about a 150-km drive southwest of Indianapolis, State Police Sgt. Matt Ames said.

In Madison County, Alabama, one person died and five were injured overnight, officials said during a news conference Saturday morning.

In Pontotoc County, Mississippi, one person died and four others were injured, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.

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