01 May 2024,   19:53
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Deadly storms and tornadoes leave a path of destruction from Georgia to Illinois, US

At least one person is dead, several are injured and destruction has been reported in multiple states after a powerful storm system spawned tornadoes and damaging storms from the South to the Ohio Valley, writes CNN.

At least one person was killed in Kentucky as a result of Tuesday’s destructive storms, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said. A man was killed in a car accident in Campbell County as brutal storms battered the state early Tuesday. No other deaths or injuries were reported in the state, Beshear said: “But listen, the loss of one life, and I believe this is a young man, is a tragic occurrence and we’ll be praying for him and his family”. He enacted a statewide a state of emergency Tuesday after the Lexington area saw “significant damage” from the storms.

The storms also injured at least 10 people in Jeffersonville, Indiana, just north of Louisville, the town’s mayor told CNN affiliate WLKY. Photos posted by the mayor showed chunks taken out of several homes’ roofs and debris strewn about an area neighborhood.

Severe thunderstorms brought “flooding, downed trees, power outages, and road blockages” across West Virginia, according to Gov. Jim Justice, who declared a state of emergency Tuesday for Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln and Nicholas counties.

At least 13 homes were damaged and some residents were injured, Fayette County, West Virginia, Office of Emergency Management director Kevin Walker told CNN. The injuries were non-life threatening, Walker said: “Some are destroyed, and some have major damage”.

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