International Desk: The death toll from tornadoes across the United States has risen to 21. Many more people were injured. Officials from the country reported this information. News from the BBC and Al-Jazeera
Strong tornadoes hit at least seven US states last Friday. Due to this, houses, businesses, and trees were damaged. Millions of people have lost electricity.
Al-Jazeera reported that at least seven people were killed in McNairy, Tennessee; four in Wayne, Arkansas; and three in Sullivan, Indiana. Several other deaths were reported in Alabama, Illinois, Mississippi, and the Little Rock area.
Earlier in the live report of CNN, 43 initial tornadoes were reported from six states of the country. It said 16 tornadoes originated in Illinois, 12 in Arkansas, 8 in Iowa, 3 in Wisconsin, 2 in Tennessee, and 2 in Mississippi.
But now the reforms are going on in different states. Uprooted trees are being removed, and damaged roads are also being repaired. Besides, the workers are working to restore the electricity connection.
Earlier, PowerOutage.com reported that about 300,000 customers across the United States were without power due to bad weather.
