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Washington (AFP) – The strong storms and tornadoes that hit several states of the United States over the weekend left at least 32 dead, according to the official count, while the alerts continue on Monday and Tuesday in several states of the North American nation.
The state of Tennessee was particularly hard hit, with 15 weather-related deaths, the southern state’s emergency management agency reported on Sunday.
Nine people died in McNairy County, east of Memphis, while two children and one adult died in Memphis when trees fell on their homes, local police said.
Those in Tennessee join another 17 deaths registered in the states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama, in the south, and others in Illinois and Indiana, in the center-west of the country, and Delaware, on the east coast.
“We are working closely with the state of Indiana and other affected states as they assess the damage and stand ready to respond to any additional requests for federal assistance,” US President Joe Biden said Sunday after expressing his support for the victims. and their families.
In all the places where storms and tornadoes have struck since Friday, residents are dealing with damage: overturned cars, uprooted trees, broken telephone poles and destroyed houses.
Tornadoes, a meteorological phenomenon that is as impressive as it is difficult to predict, are common in the United States, especially in the central and southern regions.
A week ago, a tornado ripped through Mississippi, causing 25 deaths and extensive property damage. President Biden visited the area on Friday.
In December 2021, about 80 people died after tornadoes struck Kentucky.
