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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman and Katie Hawkinson

At least 32 dead as thousands left without power as cross-country storm system batters Kansas, Mississippi and Carolinas

At least 32 people across five states have died and dozens more are injured after a violent storm system swept across the country, slamming the Mississippi Valley and Deep South.

A brutal combination of tornadoes, severe storms and whipping winds has left at least 12 dead in Missouri, the Associated Press reports. Another eight died in Kansas on Friday in a highway pile-up involving 50 vehicles amid a dust storm. Mississippi’s governor also reported six dead after the state was rocked by tornadoes, severe storms and even an earthquake late Saturday.

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