Iran Press/ America: According to several American media reports, at least 50 people died when tornadoes swept across seven states overnight.
The most devastating tornadoes ever caused a train to derail and destroy a candle factory in Western Kentucky, tearing the roof off an Amazon warehouse in Illinois and obliterating a nursing home in Arkansas.
Officials warned the death toll might rise as daybreak reveals the extent of the damage.
Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across seven states were also without power.
Social media posts showed significant damage to homes and other buildings.
National Guard troops were deployed to help the community.
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