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US storms: At least 10 dead in trail of destruction US storms: At least 10 dead in trail of destruction
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A storm described by forecasters as "particularly dangerous" has hit the South and Mid-west of the US, killing at least 10 people and injuring scores more ahead of Christmas. At least 10 people have been killed and scores more injured by a devastating storm which left a path of destruction across the US South on Christmas Eve.
Six people were killed as tornadoes moved through northern Mississippi, officials said, and three in Tennessee and one in Arkansas. Six people were killed as tornadoes moved through northern Mississippi overnight, officials said, and three more died in Tennessee and one in Arkansas.
There have been reports of at least 20 tornadoes of varying severity.There have been reports of at least 20 tornadoes of varying severity.
The high winds have also caused significant damage to homes. A seven-year-old boy was among those killed.
Authorities in parts of Mississippi - where a seven-year-old was among those killed - are conducting a house-by-house search-and-rescue operation after the state was hit by multiple tornadoes. Authorities in parts of Mississippi are conducting a house-by-house search-and-rescue operation after the state was hit by multiple tornadoes.
The boy was inside a car, which was picked up and tossed in the storm. His relatives, who were also in the car, were taken to a hospital for treatment. The boy was inside a car, which was picked up and tossed in the storm. His relatives, who were also in the vehicle, were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Planes at a small airport in the north-west of the state were overturned and an unknown number of people were injured.Planes at a small airport in the north-west of the state were overturned and an unknown number of people were injured.
"I'm looking at some horrific damage right now," Clarksdale Mayor Bill Luckett was quoted by the AP news agency as saying."I'm looking at some horrific damage right now," Clarksdale Mayor Bill Luckett was quoted by the AP news agency as saying.
"Sheet metal is wrapped around trees; there are overturned airplanes; a building is just destroyed.""Sheet metal is wrapped around trees; there are overturned airplanes; a building is just destroyed."
Mississippi's Interstate 55 was closed in both directions as the tornado approached, the state's Highway Patrol said.Mississippi's Interstate 55 was closed in both directions as the tornado approached, the state's Highway Patrol said.
There are reports that one large tornado touched land in Mississippi and travelled 100 miles to Tennessee. The threat of tornadoes eased as the line of storms moved east on Thursday, but heavy rain and thunderstorms caused flooding and travel chaos in Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas. There are reports that one large tornado touched land in Mississippi and travelled 100 miles to Tennessee.
The threat of tornadoes eased as the line of storms moved east on Thursday, but heavy rain and thunderstorms caused flooding and travel chaos in Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas.
The national Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma had released a "particularly dangerous situation" warning for the first time since June 2014 when two massive tornadoes destroyed a rural Nebraska town, killing two people.The national Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma had released a "particularly dangerous situation" warning for the first time since June 2014 when two massive tornadoes destroyed a rural Nebraska town, killing two people.
The possibility of bad weather just before Christmas in the US is not unusual, officials at the centre say.The possibility of bad weather just before Christmas in the US is not unusual, officials at the centre say.
One year ago a tornado hit south-eastern Mississippi, killing five people and injuring dozens more.One year ago a tornado hit south-eastern Mississippi, killing five people and injuring dozens more.
A storm on Christmas Day in 2012 which included several tornadoes damaged homes from Texas to Alabama.A storm on Christmas Day in 2012 which included several tornadoes damaged homes from Texas to Alabama.