Christmas Day cleanup after storms kill 14 in US

AFP, CHICAGO: Rescue workers and heartbroken residents on Friday sifted through what was left of homes wiped out by several ferocious storms and tornadoes that killed at least 14 people in southeastern United States.
The storms, feeding on unseasonably warm air, left a trail of destruction in rural communities from Alabama to Illinois, just as Christmas reached its crescendo.
More than a dozen tornadoes were reported in six states, with the southern states of Mississippi and Alabama hardest hit. Seven people were confirmed dead there and another 60 injured, with one person missing, said the Mississippi emergency management agency.
“We are experiencing some flash flooding today, with storms coming through right now in five counties. And damage assessments are still ongoing,” the emergency agency’s Brett Carr told AFP.

 

Christmas Day cleanup after storms kill 14 in US

AFP, CHICAGO: Rescue workers and heartbroken residents on Friday sifted through what was left of homes wiped out by several ferocious storms and tornadoes that killed at least 14 people in southeastern United States. The storms, feeding on unseasonably warm air, left a trail of destruction in rural communities from Alabama to Illinois, just as Christmas reached its crescendo. More than a dozen tornadoes were reported in six states, with the southern states of Mississippi and Alabama hardest hit. Seven people were confirmed dead there and another 60 injured, with one person missing, said the Mississippi emergency management agency. We are experiencing some flash flooding today, with storms coming through right now in five counties. And damage assessments are still ongoing, the emergency agencys Brett Carr told AFP.