The houses in the middle west of the United States, killed 27, destroyed fatal tornadoes, dozens injured

Washington:

An unstable spring weather system brought out several tornados overnight in the middle west and the United States Ohio River Valley, killed at least 27 people and had dozens of others injured in Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia, as they spent houses and companies while putting tens of ending in power.

Most of the damage was in Kentucky, where the authorities said that 18 people died and another 10 were taken to the hospital in critical condition. Officials in Missouri said that around seven people were dead, while two people were also killed by falling trees in Virginia, local media reported.

Drone material that was divided by local media showed scenes of devastation in Kentucky's London, in which the Tornado's houses equipped houses and bare tree trunks, which were backed, the branches fueled. Eric Gibson, director of state emergency management, said hundreds of houses were damaged by the storms.

Widespread devastation in London, Kentucky, where a tornado fell into houses late Friday evening and threw cars.

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According to governor Andy Beshear, who said that the number of deaths could still rise, parts of two dozen state streets were able to close, and some could take days to reopen. “We now need the whole world to be really good neighbors in this region,” said the governor.

The sheriff's office said that the rescue workers searched for the survivor all night and until the morning, and an emergency accommodation was set up in the donations of food and other necessities at a high school.

Kayla Patterson, her husband and five children crowded in a tub in her basement in London when the Tornado raged around her. “You could literally hear the things in the distance, glass shattered everywhere, just like a freight train. It was terrible,” she told Associated Press on Saturday.

The family finally appeared to the sounds of sirens and panicked neighbors. While the family's own home was spared, others were demolished directly, said Patterson.

The storm was the latest storm that caused deaths in Kentucky and widespread damage. Two months ago, at least 24 people died in a round of storms that dipped streams and hiding streets.

A resident, Chris Cromer, said AP that he got the first of two warnings on his phone around 11:30 p.m., about half an hour before the tornado struck. He and his wife grabbed their dog, jumped into their car and looked for protection in the nearby house in the nearby house because their own crawlspace is small.

“We could hear and feel the vibration of the tornado,” said Cromer, 46. A piece of his roof was torn down and the windows were broken, but houses around his were destroyed.

“It is one of these things you see in the news in other areas and you feel bad for people. If it happens, it's just surreal,” he said. “It makes you grateful to really be alive.”

The storms met after the Trump administration massively reduced the occupation of National Weather Service Offices. Experts from the outside ensured the effects on the warnings in disasters such as tornados.