Severe weather kills at least 6 across the southeastern U.S.

Severe weather kills at least 6 across the southeastern U.S.

2011-11-18 13:40:45 GMT+7 (ICT)

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll as a result of severe weather and resulting tornadoes across the southeastern United States on Wednesday and Thursday has risen to at least six, officials said. Dozens more have been injured.

In South Carolina, at least three people were killed and five others were injured in York County when a severe storm hit. Two others - an adult and a child - were reported dead in Davidson County, North Carolina after their house collapsed. A sixth person died in Forsyth County, Georgia when a tree fell and crushed a vehicle.

The storms resulted in a number of tornadoes across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina, destroying dozens of buildings and leaving thousands of people without power. It was the worst storm for Alabama since a tornado outbreak in April left nearly 330 people killed and more than 2,000 others injured.

Clean-up and some search-and-rescue operations were still ongoing on late Thursday, and officials said the death toll could still rise. This week's storms left at least 15 people injured.

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