Storms leave at least 40 dead in 6 US states
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A furious storm system that kicked up tornadoes, flash floods and hail has left at least 40 people dead on a rampage that has stretched for days as it barreled from Oklahoma to North Carolina and Virginia.
Emergency crews searched for victims in hard-hit swaths of North Carolina, where 62 tornadoes were reported from the worst spring storm in two decades to hit the state. Eleven people were confirmed dead in Bertie County, county manager Zee Lamb said, bringing the state's death toll to at least 18 people on Sunday. Meanwhile, at least five deaths were reported in Virginia. Authorities warned the toll was likely to rise further Sunday as searchers probed shattered homes and businesses. (AP)
