At least 18 of the deaths were in Kentucky and seven in Missouri as storms spawn tornadoes and bring heatwave to Texas
Storm systems sweeping across the midwestern US left at least 27 dead in Missouri and Kentucky.
Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear, said at a briefing in London, Kentucky, that “at least 18” of the deaths were in his state. Many of the deaths in question were reported after a tornado sparked what authorities called a mass casualty event in south-eastern Kentucky.
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