Tennessee tornadoes leave at least 6 dead, tens of thousands without power
The Hindu
Tennessee storms cause extensive damage, six dead: Severe storms and tornadoes in Tennessee left at least six dead and caused extensive damage, leaving tens of thousands without power. Montgomery County reported three deaths, with three more in Nashville suburbs.
Severe storms and tornadoes in Tennessee left at least six people dead on Saturday and caused what local emergency services described as extensive damage with tens of thousands of residents without power.
"At this time we can confirm that three people are deceased, two adults and one child as a result of the tornado that touched down this afternoon. Additionally, 23 people have been treated at the hospital," the Montgomery County in Tennessee said on its Facebook page.
Three more deaths were reported in the suburbs of Nashville, the Nashville Office of Emergency Management said on X, formerly called Twitter.
More than 80,000 people in Tennessee were left without power as of Saturday evening, according to outage tracking website poweroutage.us.
"This is a sad day for our community. We are praying for those who are injured, lost loved ones, and lost their homes," Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said there was damage to several homes in the city of Clarksville.
Multiple trees, power lines and houses were also hit by storms in the rural town of Dresden, emergency services said.
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