Tornadoes Kill At Least 8 People In US South - Reports

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published April 15, 2019 | 11:00 AM

Tornadoes Kill at Least 8 People in US South - Reports

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th April, 2019) Weekend tornadoes and storms in the southern states of the United States killed at least eight people, including children, local media reported.

Tornadoes mostly hit the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, the USA Today newspaper said on Sunday, adding that dozens of people were injured in these states.

At least 25 individuals were injured in Alto, Texas and eight of them are reportedly in critical condition. Another 19 people were injured in Monroe County, Mississippi.

About 100,000 houses and commercial buildings were left without electricity because of the storm, several people are still missing.

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