US EditionSevere weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky
- Powerful storm systems struck regions of the Midwest and South on Friday night, resulting in fatalities in Kentucky, Missouri, and neighboring areas.
- The severe weather included likely tornadoes touching down in southeastern Kentucky’s Laurel County and London, following earlier fatal storms in Missouri and Scott County.
- Local officials in Laurel County reported nine deaths and extensive damage including flipped vehicles on I-75, while St. Louis confirmed five deaths and over 5,000 homes affected.
- Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear described the disaster as "truly heartbreaking" during a Saturday news conference and said the death toll of 14 in Kentucky is likely to rise.
- Rescue efforts and shelter openings continued as officials warned of additional severe weather expected in the southern Plains, highlighting ongoing regional risks.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Tornadoes tear through US
A deadly tornado-spawning storm system has smashed multiple US states, killing multiple people.
InsideNoVA.com
Severe storms, tornadoes kill more than 25 in south-central US
Severe storms that swept through the US states of Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia left more than 25 people dead, laying waste to local communities and cutting off electricity to nearly 200,000, authorities said Saturday.
Deadly Tornado Outbreak Kills Dozens In Missouri, Kentucky
An intense tornado outbreak that swept across the Ohio Valley on Friday has left at least 27 dead and dozens more injured or missing across multiple states. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) confirmed on Saturday afternoon that at least 20 people had been killed in the state and the death toll was “increasing by the hour.” “Daylight is painting a more complete, and more painful picture of the damage and loss that devastating storms have wreaked upon t…
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