Severe spring storms including tornados have left 11 people dead and destroyed school buildings and homes in southern states of the US. They whipped through Arkansas, Oklahoma and Alabama, where one death was confirmed on Friday night. In Texas, winds fuelled wildfires which killed a firefighter and forced hundreds of evacuations. In Mississippi, a state of emergency was declared for 14 counties and strong winds felled trees in Georgia. In the small town of Tushka, Oklahoma, two elderly sisters were killed and at least 25 people injured, while five school buildings were destroyed. The other seven deaths were reported in Arkansas...
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