At least 25 dead according to Tornados by the US middle west

It is reported that at least 25 people have died and dozens are injured after tornadoes have been torn through parts of two US states.

Officials in Kentucky said there were 18 deaths, while seven people were killed in Missouri, including five in the city of St. Louis.

The Kentucky Tornado met in the early morning hours of Saturday in the southeast of the state of Laurel County. Officials said they expected the number of fatalities.

Missouri's officials said that 5,000 buildings were damaged, the roofs were destroyed and power lines were discontinued due to the tornado.

About 140,000 properties in Missouri and Kentucky were left without power from Saturday afternoon. Officials in St. Louis said that the fire brigade had carried out house-by-house search queries in the worst affected areas.

The mayor of St. Louis, Cara Spencer, said in an update on Saturday that at least 38 people were injured in their area, mainly from collapsed buildings and fallen trees.

The authorities in Kentucky stated that there were also serious injuries. “The search continues in the damaged area for survivors,” said John Root, Sheriff by Laurel County, in a contribution on social media.

The National Weather Service Radar suggested that the Tornado landed in the west of the city near Forest Park in Missouri shortly after 2:30 p.m. local time.

The St. Louis fire department said that three people would have to be saved after some of the nearby Centennial Christian Church collapsed. One of these people died.

In the two areas in which the majority of the damage took place, an outcome lock was imposed from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. to prevent injuries from debris and reduce the looting potential.

The mayor of St. Louis, Spencer, said: “The loss of life and the destruction are really, really terrible.

“We will have a lot to do in the coming days. There is no doubt there, but this evening we concentrate on saving life and protecting people and mourning our community.”

The US National Weather Service said Tornados also hit the neighboring Illinois, with more storm conditions to the east to the Atlantic coast. On Saturday it warned a few tornados that could occur in North Texas at the weekend because strong to heavy storms in the region strong.

The tornados met an area of ​​the United States, which is generally referred to as “Tornado Alley” in which tornados are most common. They usually appear in May and June, even though they were able to strike in other seasons.

Kentucky has recorded average five tornados since 2000, while Missouri experienced an average of 16.