Severe Storms Across USA Midwest.
A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements for shelter, tearing down power lines and causing flooding in low-lying areas. Forecasters predicted that by the time the storms were done, they could affect more than one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland.
Small tornadoes were reported in parts of Iowa and in Illinois. In Iowa, at least two businesses and a home were "completely damaged," authorities said. A storm ripped through a farm in rural Alexander, destroying a motor home. Tens of thousands of people across the Upper Midwest lost power.
Other News:
Lightning near the Bulgarian town of Gotse Delchev, Southern Bulgaria has claimed life of a woman and injured two others.
A heavy storm has destroyed at least six houses in the Pratten area, southwest of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
A heat wave has claimed the lives of at least six people in Assam, India in the last 24 hours. Temperatures of 38.5 degrees Celsius were recorded on Wednesday in Guwahati which is the highest in the last 33 years. All private and government schools in Kamrup (Metro) district are closed for next two days.
Torrential rains have flooded parts of Metro Manila in the Philippines today.
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