Devastating tornadoes kill 18 people in the US, thousands of families without power

2023-04-02 09:56:57Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Devastating tornadoes kill 18 people in the US, thousands of families without

Tragic balance as a result of devastating tornadoes in the United States of America. At least 26 people were killed in a large part of cities in the south and west of the USA.

Homes were destroyed and thousands were left without power. According to the Washington Post, more than 60 tornadoes have been recorded. States including Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Alabama and Mississippi recorded fatalities as a result of the severe weather.

Dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed by a powerful tornado that hit Arkansas, while five deaths were recorded.

“I 100% thought I was going to die as soon as I saw the winds pick up. What I was seeing was truly horrifying as I watched cars and everything else being blown into the air by the strong winds."

Devastating tornadoes kill 18 people in the US, thousands of families without

Aerial images showed destruction to a large part of the city. Meanwhile, some businesses have also suffered. The roofs of many homes were blown off while hundreds of vehicles overturned in Little Rock and large areas of east and northeast Arkansas.

A driver managed to capture the moment a tornado swept through his van in Little Rock, Arkansas. The images taken from the vehicle's camera show the moment when strong winds take the van in front of it.

Residents of Wynne, a community of about 8,000 people 80 kilometers west of Memphis, Tennessee, also experienced significant devastation. A secondary school was badly damaged after trees fell on it. A state of emergency has been declared in many states due to bad weather.

As the storms move east, Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania are most affected. The Storm Prediction Center warned that some of the predicted tornadoes lasted for long periods of time. Last week's Mississippi tornado traveled 94 km and lasted about an hour and 10 minutes, an unusually long period of time for a storm. 


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