Killer tornado hits US
2006-04-03 13:48
Washington - At least 14 people were killed in Tennessee and other United States Midwestern states after tornadoes swept through the region, said reports on Monday.
Citing emergency officials, the reports said eight deaths were reported late on Sunday in Dyer County and three in neighbouring Gibson County of Tennessee.
According to reports, a woman working in the Dyer County sheriff's office described what happened as "bad" and said the sheriff's department was "still trying to get to the injured people".
It was reported that Dyersburg Regional Medical Centre reported that injured people were being taken to the hospital's emergency room.
In Missouri, strong winds were blamed for the deaths of at least two people.
The paper said that damage and injuries were also reported in Kentucky, with a possible tornado destroying about 15 homes in the Happy Hollow subdivision, north of downtown Hopkinsville.
It was also reported that a man was killed after high winds flattened a clothing store in Fairview Heights, Illinois.
- AFP