At least 22 dead in US state of Tennessee following tornadoes

WASHINGTON: At least 22 people died as tornadoes ripped through Tennessee early on Tuesday , destroying buildings and toppling power lines hours before the southern US state was to vote in Super Tuesday primaries, officials said.

Footage broadcast by the local ABC affiliate showed cars piled up, hangars destroyed and what appeared to be dozens of aircraft smashed into each other at Nashville's John C. Tune airport. US President Donald Trump tweeted that"we will continue to monitor the developments. The Federal Government is with you all of the way during this difficult time."

"Ten seconds later the house just exploded," he told the local Tennessean newspaper, standing in front of his home, with its crumbled walls and destroyed roof. Voting was to start an hour late in Nashville and Wilson County due to the tornado damage, according to The Tennessean.

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