and, fancy footwear, we ll tell you about the huge convention in asia dedicated to the humble trainer. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the united states, where authorities in several us states have been assessing the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes. at least 21 people are now known to have died, as storms ripped through the south and the midwest, leaving a trail devastation. hardest hit were tennessee, arkansas and indiana. in illinois, one person was killed, when a theatre roof collapsed. these pictures have just come into us in the last few hours of the storm passing. this car in arkansas, and as you can see, the pictures speak for themselves.
convention in asia dedicated to the humble trainer. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the united states, where authorities in several us states have been assessing the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes. at least 21 people are now known to have died, as the storms ripped through the south and the midwest, leaving a trail devastation. hardest hit, were tennessee, arkansas and indiana. in illinois, one person was killed, when a theatre roof collapsed. these pictures have just come into us in the last few hours of the storm passing this car in arkansas, and as you can see, the pictures speak for themselves. with all the latest, the bbc s sancha berg reports.
authorities in the united states have been assessing the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes. at least 26 people are now known to have died as the storms ripped through the south and the midwest, leaving a trail devastation. hardest hit were tennessee, arkansas and indiana. in illinois, one person was killed when a theatre roof collapsed in chicago. our reporter shelley phelps has more. two tornadoes left a trail of destruction in arkansas. this was the small town of wynne, where at least four people were killed. homes and businesses lie flattened. the local high school torn apart, devastated teachers and students came to see the extent of the damage for themselves. yeah, i ve taught here 25 years. this is my classroom. and when i walked out yesterday, i didn t realise that would be the last time i would teach in this classroom. it s just. god protected this town, and he will rebuild it and everything will be fine again.
authorities in the united states have been assessing the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes. at least 26 people are now known to have died, as the storms ripped through the south and the midwest, leaving a trail devastation. hardest hit were tennessee, arkansas and indiana. in illinois, one person was killed when a theatre roof collapsed in chicago. earlier i asked our north america correspondent, peter bowes, about whether the scale of the storms have taken people by surprise. people living in these communities are used to tornadoes, but nothing on this scale. i think the most frightening thing is that these tornadoes come very quickly. i think a couple of days ago, some video that went viral of a local weather forecaster in arkansas noticing a tornado sweeping through a town as he was live on air. clearly, he hadn t predicted it in that moment. and that is the problem for people living in these places, that there s very little to do, in terms of preparation. we hear a lot
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