Two people died in Alabama and another ten lost their lives in Mississippi, after tornadoes generated winds of about 150mph. Hundreds of people across the storm-hit region have been left homeless or without power. Rescue teams have been exploring rural and isolated areas for survivors. The storms left a path of  destruction at least 50 miles long. Tornadoes were also reported in Louisiana and Arkansas, National Weather Service meteorologists said. In all, eight states were placed on... Full Story

Georgia, USA Nine deaths have been reported as a result of torrential downpour in the Southeastern US states of Georgia and Alabama. Regions in Georgia are still under severe floods with brown stagnant water. So far, at least nine deaths in Georgia and Alabama were blamed on the torrential downpours in the Southeast. The storms finally relented and relief was in sight with just a slight chance of rain overnight, but the onslaught left many parts of the region in stagnant water. In... Full Story

Samson, Alabama, USA Yesterday (Tuesday March 10th 2009), a gunman killed 10 and injured others in a deadly trail that happened across two rural counties and three towns of the state of Alabama. The carnage started when the gunman, 27 year old Michael McLendon, set his mom's house on fire in Kinston, leaving her dead. then he drove to the nearby town of Samson where he shot his grandparents, aunt and uncle who were sitting on the porch of their house. Then he shot a the wife and 18 month old baby daughter of... Full Story