welcome to bbc news. the authorities in iran are vowing to enforce the wearing the latest series of tornadoes to have ripped through parts of the united states has left at least 11 people dead, they were killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. some pictures coming through to us in the last half hour show the extent of the damage to homes in this residential area in the state of illinois. the picture is no better in arkansas where you can see homes have been completely flattened and businesses forced to close after devastating damage. the governor there, sarah huckabee sanders, has declared a state of emergency. here s sancha berg. dozens of storms and tornadoes left a trail of destruction. two of the fiercest touchdown in the southern state of arkansas, tearing off roofs, bringing down power lines, sweeping through homes with incredible force. the volume of itjust seems rather intense and it was extremely
the latest we re hearing is that police have begun making arrests. we re told that more than 80 arrests have been made for breach of the peace while a further ten people have been arrested for possessing offensive weapons and drugs. these pictures are of more counter protestors are being held inside a pub by police, as the main protests goes past. here s an update from the metropolitan police. from about 9am this morning we have seen several hundred counter protesters that came towards whitehall and, from what we can see, they came intent on confrontation, intent on violence and intent causing trouble. we have made a number of arrests, including, within the counterprotest, including for possession of a knife, possession of a button, possession of class a drugs and assault on emergency workers. , ., ., ,, workers. let s go live to the us embassy- let s go live to the us embassy. our news correspondent frances read is at the israeli embassy, where the protest is finishing.
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those pictures but we had them. let s go back to what you re talking about the us. i m joined now by melissa huffman, meteorologist in charge of the regional operations centre of the national weather service s southern region. we seen pictures of the damage that s been going on, what has been going on? that s been going on, what has been auoin on? . , ., ., going on? incredible damage has occurred across going on? incredible damage has occurred across portions - going on? incredible damage has occurred across portions of- going on? incredible damage has occurred across portions of the i occurred across portions of the midsouth. damage hospitals, numerous hospitals, national weather survey damage teams are out today to understand the extent of the damage that occurred. that understand the extent of the damage that occurred. that occurred. that is what s happening that occurred. that is what s happening right that occurred. that is what s happening right now. - that occurred. that