A line of fierce storms stretching from Arkansas to Ohio has damaged buildings, flooded roadways and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent days.
Two people were killed due to floods in Kentucky, according to state Governor Andy Beshear, including a child who was “swept away by floodwaters.”
“Severe, widespread flash flooding is expected” into Sunday in parts of the central-eastern region, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, warning that “lives and property are in great danger.”
A five-year-old was found dead in a home in Little Rock, Arkansas “in connection to the ongoing severe weather,“ the state’s emergency management agency said in a statement.
More than 100,000 customers were without power in Arkansas and Tennessee as of early Sunday, according to tracking website PowerOutage.us.
Scientists say global warming is disrupting climate patterns and the water cycle, making extreme weather more frequent and ferocious.
Last year set a record for high temperatures in the United States, with the country also pummeled by a barrage of tornadoes and destructive hurricanes.
Hence then, the article about us storms severe flooding death toll climbs to 16 was published today ( ) and is available on Daily Sun ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( US storms, 'severe' flooding death toll climbs to 16 )
Also on site :
- A professor who teaches a course on Warren Buffett sees him more as a ‘guide toward how to live a successful life’ than how to invest
- Insta360 Opens First Flagship Store Outside Asia In New York's Times Square Amid Global Retail Expansion
- Not Even $5 for Jail Snacks, Nick Reiner Fights for $1.6M Family Trust; 9 Months After His Arrest for the Murder of Parents Rob and Michele