Powerful storms in US midwest leave three dead and 800,000 without power
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Key context: <p>Winds of more than 80mph, severe flooding and tornadoes swept through Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky</p><p>Powerful storms swept across the midwest on Tuesday, leaving three dead and more than 800,000 without power in four states as winds gusts of more than 80mph (130km/h) tore down trees and power lines.</p><p>In <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/indiana">Indiana</a>, a four-year-old child died after a tree fell on his home in Geneva Township and a person died in a suspected weather-related house explosion in Portage, a city about 30 miles south-east of Chicago.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/midwest-storms-deaths-wind-power-outages-flooding">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Winds of more than 80mph, severe flooding and tornadoes swept through Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and KentuckyPowerful storms swept across the midwest on Tuesday, leaving three dead and more than 800,000 without power in four states as winds gusts of more than 80mph (130km/h) tore down trees and power lines.In Indiana, a four-year-old child died after a tree fell on his home in Geneva Township and a person died in a suspected weather-related house explosion in Portage, a city about 30 miles south-east of Chicago. Continue reading...
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