Several people died and many homes were destroyed, as devastating weather swept across the United States

Tornadoes hit several places in Tennessee, killing one person near Nashville when tornadoes hit several places in Tennessee The whirlwind moved entire family homes off their supports. Near Knoxville, a young woman fell victim to the storm. The winds downed power lines, uprooted trees, and destroyed residential buildings, MTI reported.

Heavy rains caused flash floods in some areas, and many people were rescued from the water. Thursday after a tornado warning Nashville International Airport is temporarily closed. School holidays were ordered in several districts of the state on Thursday. Due to the storms, schools remained closed in some parts of Georgia on Thursday, and switched to distance learning. The morning storm led to delays at the Atlanta airport, and there were disruptions at the Charlotte airport in North Carolina.

Tornadoes hit the central part of the United States: videos show extraordinary devastation

A state of emergency was declared in some areas of North Carolina on Wednesday evening after winds downed power lines in a wide area and uprooted trees, one of which fell on a car. One of the two people traveling in it died, and his companion was taken to the hospital.

A tornado damaged about 20 homes in Alabama, but tornadoes were also reported in Pennsylvania and West Virginia to the north, where this year An eleventh hurricane has already been recorded, although destructive tornadoes form there twice a year on average. According to a summary Thursday morning, about a quarter of a million homes were without power in the southern federal states affected by the storms.

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On Monday, Oklahoma witnessed tornadoes that killed one person. A series of storms continued in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana on Tuesday, with buildings destroyed in many places. In Michigan, the storm destroyed a package delivery company's warehouse 50 people were trapped in the building.

In April of this year, in the central region of the United States, approx 300 tornadoes were recordedMaking this year the second windiest April on record. In the eastern and southern parts of Texas, residents were still experiencing severe flooding at the beginning of the week. Hundreds of people in the Houston area had to be evacuated from buildings flooded by the San Jacinto River and its reservoir.