Severe storms claim 18 lives in 4 US states

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VALLEY VIEW, Texas — Powerful storms killed at least 18 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike the central United States.

The storms inflicted their worst damage in a region spanning from north of Dallas to the northwest corner of Arkansas, and the system threatened to bring more violent weather to other parts of the Midwest. By Monday, forecasters said, the greatest risk would shift to the east, covering a broad swath of the country from Alabama to near New York City.Kentucky Gov.

In Arkansas, eight people died, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed in a news conference on Sunday night. An emergency official said two of the deaths were attributed to the circumstances of the storm but not directly caused by weather: one died of a heart attack, and the other was deprived of oxygen due to electricity loss.In Oklahoma, two people died in Mayes County, east of Tulsa, officials said.In Kentucky, a man was killed in Louisville on Sunday when a tree fell on him, police said.

 

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