Three tornadoes were confirmed by the US National Weather Service in Canton, a city about 60 miles (95 km) east of Dallas in Van Zandt County. "We have at least four fatalities," Canton Mayor Lou Ann Everett said at a news conference on Sunday, adding that number could rise. The storms caused floods in neighboring states, killing a 72-year-old woman in southwestern Missouri who was washed away in her car, according to local media reports. A fire chief responding to the storm was killed on Sunday in Cleburne County, the county sheriff said. Some people were told to evacuate and 33 rescues were conducted, mostly in the state's central and southwestern regions, Missouri Gov.

Source: bd News24 May 01, 2017 05:03 UTC