Tornados kill six in American south

Tornados have killed five people in Mississippi and a two-year-old boy in Arkansas.

The twisters destroyed hundreds of homes as they swept through the region.

The storms cut a 23-mile path across Pontotoc County, the National Weather Service said.

The vast storm system that swept across eastern USA also dumped more than 20 inches of snow on northern Minnesota. Blowing snow closed hundreds of miles of roads in Minnesota and South Dakota.

Heavy rain caused flooding in Missouri and Kansas.

Five people were dead on arrival at Pontotoc Hospital following the night storms.

In Arkansas, a two-year-old boy died of injuries suffered when a twister destroyed the family's home in Fulton County on Saturday. His parents and a brother were injured.