Iran Press/ America: Cleanup efforts are underway after a severe weather outbreak left at least two people dead and knocked out power to more than 1 million customers across the eastern US on Monday.
The threat began early Monday morning as storms erupted in the Ohio Valley and began their trek to the East Coast, with millions of people placed under Tornado Watches and Severe Thunderstorm Watches as powerful thunderstorms brought flooding rain, hurricane-force wind gusts, large hail and reports of tornadoes well into the evening hours, Fox News reported.
After the storms barreled through the region, emergency and utility crews fanned out and began to assess the damage and injury reported. As of Tuesday, power outage numbers have been continuing to drop and fell below 330,000.
At least two people are confirmed dead after the destructive thunderstorms raced across the eastern US on Monday.
In Alabama, the Florence Police Department confirmed that a 28-year-old man was struck by lightning in a parking lot at the Florence Industrial Park on Kendall Drive and died.
At least one other person was struck by lightning in Vale, North Carolina, and several people were injured after strong winds downed trees in New York and Maryland.
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