Not less than 13 individuals have died after a strong storm brought on flash flooding and toppled bushes throughout south-eastern states of the US.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear stated 11 individuals died in his state, after making an emergency catastrophe declaration.
One individual additionally died in Georgia, the place a person mendacity in his mattress was struck by an uprooted tree that crashed into his dwelling. One other died in West Virginia, Governor Patrick Morrisey stated.
Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina had been all underneath storm-related alerts over the weekend.
