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At least 23 killed and thousands without power as severe storms and tornadoes hit central US

At least 23 people have died across four states after a series of destructive storms and tornadoes swept through central and southern US over the Memorial Day weekend, with severe weather warnings still continuing for some states into Tuesday, Independent reports.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced in a press conference on Monday that four people had died throughout the state as a direct result of the deadly storms, as well as one critical injury, saying that the weather has also caused “massive damage to homes and businesses.”

However, this number rose to five after he added in an update on social media that another person, a 54-year-old man in Caldwell County, had died from a heart attack while cutting up fallen trees as a result of the storm.

The other storm victims included a 67-year-old woman in Mercer County, a 62-year-old woman in Hardin County, a 48-year-old woman in Hopkins County, and a 34-year-old man in Jefferson County, the governor said.

Deaths have also been reported in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas where the severe weather left a trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.

More than 400,000 residents across seven states were left without power as of Monday night. At least 11 tornadoes were counted passing through the affected states on Sunday.

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