Deadly storms and tornadoes sweep through US
Washington (AFP) - The death toll from a major storm system that lashed the south-central and eastern United States with devastating winds and destructive tornadoes rose to at least 29 by Sunday, officials said. Tennessee, one of the hardest-hit states since the storms began Friday, initially had seven weather-related fatalities. But this rose to 12 after police reported three new deaths Sunday, saying two children and an adult were killed Saturday when a tree fell on a house in Memphis. Scenes of devastation were left in the path of the Tennessee tornado, which twisted trees, flattened homes ...