At least 27 people have lost their lives as a result of powerful storm systems that swept through parts of the US Middle West and South. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced on Saturday that 18 of the deaths had occurred in his state, with an additional ten individuals admitted to hospital in critical condition, according to AP. Here are the top ten updates: 1. A strong tornado has torn by Kentucky, causing widespread destruction – damaging homes, overturning vehicles and leaving many residents without shelter. Of the 18 confirmed deaths in the state, 17 took place in Laurel County in southeastern Kentucky, reports AP. 2. Parts of two dozen state roads were closed, and some may take days to reopen, Beshear said. He also said the death toll could still rise. “We need the whole world at the moment to be very good neighbors in this region,” the governor said. 3. Emergency Management Director of Emergency Management reported that hundreds of houses were damaged by the storm. According to the sheriff’s office, rescue teams worked through the night and the morning in search of survivors. 4. In Missouri, the mayor of St. Louis, Cara Spencer, confirms that five people were killed, 38 injured, and that more than 5,000 homes were affected by the storm. “The devastation is truly heartbreaking,” she said at a Saturday news conference. In response to the widespread damage, an overnight overnight remained in force for the worst affected neighborhoods. 5. According to the National Weather Service, radar data indicated that a likely tornado between 14:30 and 14:50 in Clayton, a suburb of St. Louis, was run away. The suspected tornado hit the area around Forest Park, a historic location that the St. Louis Huin houses and the site of the 1904 World Fair and Olympics was. Each year, about 1,200 tornadoes occur across the United States, with confirmed reports of all 50 states over time. A 2018 study revealed a shifting trend: Although deadly tornadoes were once the most common in the traditional “tornado steel”-which includes Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas-they are now in the middle south. We now need the whole world to be very good neighbors in this region. The devastation is truly heartbreaking. This region, which includes parts of states such as Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi, is densely populated and characterized by tree -covered landscapes, which increase the potential for destruction and complicate emergency response efforts, reports AP. (With inputs of AP)
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