United States: the country again hit by devastating tornadoes

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The United States is again in mourning after the passage of tornadoes, accompanied by violent storms. The provisional toll has increased to 24 victims in the south and the center-east of the country.

The town of Little Rock, in the State of Arkansas (United States), is devastated. For miles, houses are pulverized. The tornado does not seem to have spared any building. On the ground, we measure the power of the winds. The cars, turned over like toys, have become a heap of tangled scrap metal. A state of emergency is declared.We have activated the Arkansas National Guard and a hundred men are on the ground to help (…)”details Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor of Arkansas.

At least 22 people have died

The US weather services said at least 31 tornadoes had circulated in nine states since Friday, March 31. In Tennessee, aerial images also testify to the violence of the phenomenon. Everywhere there are heaps of debris, entire neighborhoods have been wiped off the map. At least 22 people have died in the country after tornadoes struck in recent days.


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