A woman is carried out of an apartment building in Little Rock. Stephen Swofford / AP
The stormy weather in the USA
At least 18 dead after the storm in the Midwest
At least 18 people have died and many have been injured after an intense storm moved through the American Midwest, US media reports. Little Rock, Arkansas was hit hard with at least three dead, and state governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the tornado has caused "widespread destruction."
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. says 30 people have been taken to hospitals.
Meteorologists have noted tornadoes elsewhere in the American South and Midwest. The storm is expected to move east with the risk of more tornadoes, thunder and hail.
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Roof collapsed during concert - at least one person has died
At least one person died and around thirty were injured when the roof of a concert venue collapsed in Belvidere, Illinois on Saturday. About 250 people were in the venue to see a hard rock concert.
Local media reports that a tornado caused the roof collapse, with wind gusts of just over 40 meters per second.
During the weekend, storms and severe storms are expected to hit large parts of the American South and Midwest. In at least 15 states, meteorologists have issued weather warnings.
The state of Arkansas was the worst hit on Friday. At least two people have been found dead there.
Heidi Jenkins Adrian Sainz / AP
Heidi's salon in ruins: "So sad for my city"
At least 18 people have died as a result of the powerful tornadoes that swept across the American Midwest and South on Friday, AP reports. Wynne in eastern Arkansas has been particularly hard hit and Heidi Jenkins' hair salon is one of the buildings in ruins.
- I am sorry that my city was hit so hard. Our school is gone, our church is gone and I feel sorry for everyone who lost their homes, she says.
On the ground where she stands, there are clothes, insulation, toys, broken furniture and an upside-down pickup truck, writes the news agency. According to CNN, the preliminary numbers show that over 50 tornadoes were recorded in the severe stor
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