Storm-hit US states declare emergencies
19:14 • 01.07.12
States of emergency have now been declared in four states and the US capital after violent storms cut a swathe through the east of the country, BBC reports.
Thirteen deaths have been linked to the sudden storms, which, packing hurricane-strength winds, uprooted trees and downed power lines.
Amid an intense heatwave, three million people were left without power.
Power companies are warning that some may not have electricity restored for up to a week.
Officials have warned that the heatwave - compounded by the loss of air conditioning due to power outages - could threaten the very young, old and sick.
In Bradley county, eastern Tennessee, the high temperature has been blamed for the deaths of two brothers, age three and five, who were playing outside in 105F (40.6C) heat, Reuters news agency reports.
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