A series of tornadoes wreak havoc across the southern United States. Two people die in the state of Alabama. The national weather service counts dozens of storms. There are hailstorms in many places. Tens of thousands of households are temporarily without electricity.
In the southern United States, dozens of tornadoes have caused devastation and killed at least two people. Authorities in the state of Alabama confirmed the deaths of two people. They died in the community of Flatwood north of the city of Montgomery.
The states of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana were hit by 36 tornadoes on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The hurricanes uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and damaged numerous homes. Tens of thousands of homes were temporarily without power. There were also hailstorms in many places.
Authorities had issued tornado warnings for an area where 40 million people live, as well as baseball-sized hailstones. In some communities, residents went to shelters as a precaution.
Tornadoes are common in the United States. The states of the so-called Great Plains with states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota are affected. In early November, a series of tornadoes in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas killed one person and injured several people.
