Nine dead in Tennessee as buildings destroyed and tens of thousands of homes still without power
The death toll from a major storm system that has lashed the south-central and eastern US with devastating winds and destructive tornadoes has risen to at least 29, officials said on Sunday.
Tennessee, one of the hardest-hit states since the storms began on Friday, initially had seven weather-related fatalities but the toll there later rose to nine, according to the Memphis-based news channel WREG.