A minimum of 13 individuals have died after a strong storm prompted flash flooding and toppled timber throughout south-eastern states of the US.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear mentioned 11 individuals died in his state, after making an emergency catastrophe declaration.
One particular person additionally died in Georgia, the place a person mendacity in his mattress was struck by an uprooted tree that crashed into his house. One other died in West Virginia, Governor Patrick Morrisey mentioned.
Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina have been all beneath storm-related alerts over the weekend.
