龍捲風重創美國東南部。(湯森路透)
美國東南部阿拉巴馬州與喬治亞州3日遭龍捲風強烈襲擊。阿拉巴馬州包含3名兒童在內,至少23人死亡,超過50人受傷,傷亡人數恐持續攀升。
影片顯示住家屋頂遭到吹翻、樹木也在風暴中斷裂,逾3萬5000戶停電。阿拉巴馬州李郡(Lee County)警長瓊斯(Jay Jones)形容「就像有人拿把刀刺開整個地面」
《路透》(Reuters)報導,阿拉巴馬州靠近喬治亞州的附近至少遭3個龍捲風強烈侵襲。
上一個造成嚴重死傷的龍捲風為2013年美國奧克拉荷馬州的摩爾龍捲風(Moore Tornado),共24人死亡、375人受傷。
Absolutely heartbreaking damage after a tornado ripped through Talbotton, Georgia.
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) 2019年3月3日
Full video: https://t.co/rxglsOaFYm pic.twitter.com/Nxs6ufvMuz
More storm damage... about to totally dark, I still hear helicopters and emergency sirens. #tornado in Bearegard pic.twitter.com/nWm1bRNeHW
— Scott Fillmer (@scottfillmer) 2019年3月3日
More damage from Lee County that @SMacleroy took today. @weswyattweather @megtomwx @abc3340 @WBRCnews pic.twitter.com/YmSRQKm1uy
— Kippy (@Kippykippykip) 2019年3月4日
Parts of Eufaula, Alabama (Barbour County) are now unrecognizable after a strong tornado hit earlier today.
— Amanda Curran ☼ (@WSFA_Amanda) 2019年3月4日
This includes the Northside Fire Station located next to the Municipal Airport... the insulation from that building is now tangled in the snapped trees. #ALwx pic.twitter.com/bwLEjx2zfV
To the great people of Alabama and surrounding areas: Please be careful and safe. Tornadoes and storms were truly violent and more could be coming. To the families and friends of the victims, and to the injured, God bless you all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 2019年3月4日
(美國總統川普也發推特表達關心。)