MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Saturday, the US National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for 10 US states. Some of the states have declared a flash flooding warning.
Residents trapped under debris after tornado hits Alabama https://t.co/KlathWhi9z pic.twitter.com/9GNHdJV8v4
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 26, 2015
The heavy storms in the Southern US states claimed the lives of 10 people in Mississippi, six in Tennessee, one in Arkansas and one in Alabama, the ABC News broadcaster said.
Updated – at least 17 killed in Christmas week tornado outbreak: https://t.co/TsOqJBAwQn pic.twitter.com/E7aDlWyyG8
— Sean Breslin (@Sean_Breslin) December 26, 2015
So far, the storms have damaged at least 100 buildings and caused several rivers to rapidly rise, the channel added.