11 dead and dozens injured as tornadoes strike American states

The dead included four in the small town of Wynne, Arkansas, Cross County Coroner Eli Long told KAIT-TV. Other deaths were reported in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana and the Little Rock area of Arkansas

Debris covers the ground in Rolling Fork, Miss., Friday, March 31, 2023, after a deadly tornado and severe storm moved through the area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Tornadoes have torn through parts of the American South and Mid West, killing at least 11 people, shredding homes and shopping centres and collapsed the roof of a theatre during a concert.

Emergency responders across the region counted the dead and surveyed the damage on Saturday morning after tornadoes touched down into the night, part of a sprawling storm system that also brought wildfires to the southern Plains and blizzard conditions to the Upper Mid West.