At least 45 people are said to have died after a powerful storm whipped up tornadoes across parts of the southern and central United States over three days. Tornadoes and thunderstorms hit North Carolina on Saturday, knocking out power, flooding streets and uprooting trees. A state of emergency has been put in place for the state.
At least 15 counties in the central and eastern parts of the state reported significant damage from tornadoes, according to local media, with dozens of homes destroyed or severely damaged.
The Bladen County Emergency Operations Centre said three people had been killed - two in Ammon, north of Elizabethtown, and one in Bladenboro.
An official in Wake County told the Fox News Channel there were also three deaths there and two dozen "significant injuries".
Dozens of people were saved at a hardware store in Sanford when a manager moved them into the back of the store to avoid the approaching storm, which flattened the front of the building. Read More
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