US storm toll rises to 11

27.04.2011 [16:26]
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Another person has died as a result of severe weather in the southern U.S. state of Arkansas, bringing the death toll to 11.

Officials said Wednesday that one more person died late Tuesday in a strong storm system that has brought rain, wind, tornadoes, and flooding to the nation`s south. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management said the storms claimed at least one life in Sharp County.

Ten people died Monday as a result of the weather.

U.S. forecasters are urging residents from eastern Texas all the way to the Canadian border in New England to be alert for more severe weather Wednesday.

About a third of the United States is at risk of tornadoes, fierce thunderstorms, hail and floods — areas already under water or cleaning up from tornadoes.

The governors of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri have declared states of emergency because of the threat of more flash floods. Authorities say heavy rains could send rivers over their banks.

The storms are the latest bad weather to pound the southern and central United States this month.

Less than two weeks ago, three days of storms killed at least 45 people in the southern and central U.S. As many as 60 tornadoes were reported in the state of North Carolina alone.

US storm toll rises to 11

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