Washington [US], April 8: At least 18 people have been killed in several areas in the Midwest and southern United States over the past few days due to heavy rains, flash floods and tornadoes, according to the Associated Press on April 7.
Images circulated on social media and local media showing extensive damage from the storm in many states, with homes destroyed, trees falling, power lines broken and cars overturned.
The US National Weather Service (NWS) on April 6 continued to warn of the risk of flash floods and heavy flooding, especially in the states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Kentucky authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation order for 2,000 residents in the town of Falmouth due to rising water levels in the nearby Licking River. Earlier, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said flooding had reached record levels in many places. Meanwhile, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee urged residents to be vigilant, warning that while the damage and destruction has spread, "this storm will continue."
The NWS also issued a tornado warning for parts of Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle on April 6. Experts believe that the cause of this storm is high temperatures, unstable atmosphere, broken winds and a large amount of steam from the Gulf of Mexico. According to scientists, global warming is disrupting climate patterns and the water cycle, causing extreme weather to occur more frequently and intensely. In 2024, the United States has recorded record high temperatures, and at the same time suffered a series of devastating tornadoes and hurricanes.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
