Severe weather has resulted in fatalities in several US states. Two people were killed in a storm in Tennessee, one was killed in Missouri when a tornado destroyed homes in a residential area, and another tornado severely damaged a nursing home in Arkansas.
At least one person was killed and 20 people were trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building in the village of Monette. The trapped victims were freed by firefighters within two hours. Five of them were seriously injured.
Other buildings in Monette were also damaged by the tornado. 30 kilometers away, in Truman, a care home was also damaged by the storm, but no one was injured.
Images of the destruction caused by several tornadoes in the US:
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