| Photo Credit: APmore-inA severe storm system that spun off apparent tornadoes and left scattered destruction around the Southeast has claimed at least 18 lives on a two-day sweep across the region, authorities said. The severe weather threat was still continuing Sunday night in some parts, extending into the Carolinas and north Florida. Four people were killed on Saturday in Mississippi when the system began its deadly assault. She said downed trees and powerlines made roads impassable, forcing them to walk the 2 miles to the mobile home park to check on her relatives. Coroner Tim Purvis of south Georgia’s Cook County confirmed that seven people died at the mobile home park, where about roughly half of the 40 homes were “leveled.”

Source: The Hindu January 23, 2017 05:07 UTC