Storms kill over 160 in southern US
April 28th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 28 (IANS) Severe storms that have been battering southern United States since last week have left over 160 people dead, officials said Thursday.
At least 128 people were killed in the southeastern state of Alabama, making it the hardest-hit state, followed by Mississippi, where 32 people died.
A tornado left a trail of destruction in Tuscaloosa - a city of 90,000 people in Alabama - Wednesday afternoon, which killed 15 people and injured over 100, Xinhua reported citing local daily Birmingham News.
The highest toll was in Franklin county in the northwest, where 18 people died, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency said.
US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Alabama, authorising the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate immediate disaster relief efforts, the White House said in a statement.
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