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U.S. storms, tornadoes kill at least 43

Tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area caused substantial damage and at least 11 people died either from the storm or related traffic accidents and dozens of people were injured.

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At least eight people have died, Nixon’s office said. In addition, flooding left 50 homes uninhabitable and closed 40 roads in Monroe County, which got 10 to 12 inches (about 25 to 30 cm) of rain, he said. As Saturday’s tornadoes left their damage in the Dallas metro area, the Texas Panhandle is bracing for what the weather service is calling a “life-threatening and crippling” blizzard.

Pastor Ron Adams said he and church members usually would have been getting ready for Sunday’s service when the tornado struck, but he had canceled the preparations Saturday to attend the Dallas Mavericks basketball game. At least six people have died in the flooding, including four soldiers from another country who were temporarily stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County Sheriff Ronald Long said in a statement late Sunday.

Three other deaths were reported in the Dallas metropolitan area, the United States’ fourth most populous with about 7 million residents.

“This is a huge impact on our community and we’re all suffering”, Garland Police Lt. Pedro Barineau said of the suburb about 20 miles (32 kilometres) northeast of Dallas, where eight people died, 15 were injured and about 600 structures, mostly single-family homes, were damaged.

Three others died in Collin County, Texas, police said, according to ABC.

The governor of Oklahoma declared a state of emergency amid blizzard conditions and warnings of severe flooding. When the storms pushed toward Dallas on Saturday evening, tornado warnings sent thousands of people to seek shelter.

Flattened… a heavily damaged area in the aftermath of a tornado in Rowlett, Texas.

Severe weather across the country killed at least 43 people over the holiday weekend, with more storms on tap for Monday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made disaster declarations Sunday for four counties including Dallas and warned that the number of victims could rise.

Heavy rain and strong winds, like forecast for parts of Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas on Monday, are often more troubling for airlines than snowfall. The storms were part of a weather system that also threatened to bring heavy snow and massive flooding Sunday from North Texas through eastern Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, western Arkansas and parts of Missouri.

The death toll in the Southeast linked to severe weather rose to 19 on Sunday when Alabama authorities found the body of a 22-year-old man whose vehicle was swept away while attempting to cross a bridge; a 5-year-old’s body was recovered from that incident Saturday.

Environment Secretary Liz Truss said flood protection systems put in place in recent years were unable to cope with the record-high river levels.

Flash floods, tornadoes and now snow have destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses and snarled transport links.

“We’re dealing with darkness out here”, Hatfield said.

Ms Beltran said she spent her savings on the material she needed to make herself a new home as government aid had lagged.

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The vehicle was traveling over a low-water crossing that normally has very little water trickling across the road, if any at all, Cannon said. “It looks like it’s going to be pretty bad across the southwest into the southern plains”. “Clearly, in the light of that, we will be reviewing our flood defences”.

AFP  Laura Buckman An American flag placed by first responders