Monster US storm spawns tornadoes and fans wildfires, killing at least 32
A massive storm system moved across the country, also leading to fatal accidents during dust storms on major roads
Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled heavy vehicles as a monster storm that killed at least 32 people ripped its way across the central and southern US.
Dakota Henderson said he and others rescuing trapped neighbours found five bodies scattered in the debris on Friday night outside what remained of his aunt’s house in hard-hit Wayne County, Missouri.
Scattered twisters killed at least a dozen people in the state, authorities said.
“It was a very rough deal last night,” Henderson said on Saturday, not far from the splintered home from which he said they rescued his aunt through a window of the only room left standing.
“It’s really disturbing for what happened to the people, the casualties last night.”
The number of fatalities increased after the Kansas Highway Patrol reported eight people died in a highway pile-up caused by a dust storm in Sherman County Friday. At least 50 vehicles were involved.