At least 12 people have died due to floods and tornadoes in the United States.

At least 12 people have died due to the rapid deterioration of weather conditions in the United States. This was reported on April 5 by ABC News.

"Starting from Wednesday (April 2. At least 12 people died as a result of an outbreak of bad weather, including a nine-year-old boy in Kentucky who was swept away by a torrent of water as he walked to a bus stop, and several people died in southwestern Tennessee after a powerful EF—3 tornado struck the city of Selmer," the statement said. in the material.

Currently, there is still a threat of severe flooding in Memphis, as well as a high risk of tornadoes in Texas.

"Overall, the death toll was five people in Tennessee, three people in Missouri, two people in Kentucky and one person each in Indiana and Arkansas," ABC News summarizes.

On March 29, four people died as a result of flooding on the US-Mexico border. It is reported that as a result of heavy rains, more than 21.5 inches (54.6 cm) of precipitation fell, as a result of which entire areas were flooded, and drainage systems simply could not cope.

On March 16, it became known that at least 36 people had died as a result of storms in the southern and Midwestern United States. Also, many houses and cars were damaged due to strong tornadoes.