US Storm -- At least 18 people were reported killed by the storm that hit the southern United States this weekend.
Security and Emergency Management Agency reported that at least 12 people were killed on the middle to northern Georgia.
Dozens of people killed in the Brunt of Storm in Georgia
Meanwhile, four people have died when a tornado swept south Mississippi. Four other people were killed in various other parts of the southern US.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, even declared a state of emergency in seven regions.
"I urge all citizens of Georgia to be vigilant and keep your self in order to avoid loss of life or injury," Deal said as quoted by Reuters on Monday (23/1).
Some photo spread in social networks showed a lot of collapsed buildings and houses with roofs made of trees destroyed and roads covered in debris.
The US president, Donald Trump, said he had conveyed his heartfelt condolences to Deal on the situation in Georgia.
Authorities warned of the possibility of a storm moving toward the Carolinas and Florida. The government asked residents to continue to be vigilant.
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