US: People across the United States rushed Sunday to examine the damage caused by strong storms that spawned perhaps dozens of tornadoes from the South and Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people. The storms ripped into Arkansas’s capitol and also destroyed the roof of a crowded music venue in Illinois, stunned residents throughout the region with the extent of the destruction.
Biden has previously declared large sections of the country disaster regions
The toll of dead grew again on Sunday. “Although we are still analysing the full extent of the damage,” President Joe Biden said in a statement, “we know families throughout America are mourning the loss of loved ones, urgently waiting for news of others fighting for their lives, and digging through the ruins of their homes and businesses.” Biden has previously declared large sections of the country disaster regions, releasing federal resources and financial aid for recovery. In Arkansas, where at least five people were slain, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders had already proclaimed a state of emergency and alerted the National Guard.
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Nine people were killed in one Tennessee county
Tornadoes confirmed or suspected in 11 states wrecked houses and businesses, snapped trees, and wreaked havoc on neighbourhoods. A tornado caused damage to many residences near Bridgeville, Delaware, according to the National Weather Service on Sunday. According to Delaware State Police, one victim was found deceased inside a substantially damaged house Saturday night. It could take many days to confirm all of the recent tornadoes. At least nine people were killed in one Tennessee county, five in Indiana, and four in Illinois.
Four Death in Arkansas
Other deaths were reported in Alabama and Mississippi as a result of the storms that hit Friday night and Saturday. Residents of Wynne, Arkansas, a town of roughly 8,000 people located about 50 miles (80 kilometres) west of Memphis, Tennessee, awoke Saturday to discover the high school’s roof torn and windows blasted out. At least four people were dead.
Tennessee recorded at least 15 deaths
As bulldozers pushed into the debris, chainsaws buzzed. When some neighbourhoods began to recover, utility employees restored power. According to Patrick Sheehan, director of the Tennessee Disaster Management Agency, Tennessee recorded at least 15 deaths, including nine fatalities in McNairy County, east of Memphis. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visited the area on Saturday to inspect the damage and comfort people. He described the storm as the “worst” week of his governorship, occurring just days after a school massacre in Nashville that killed six people, including a family friend whose burial he and his wife had just attended.
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