THE death toll from a major storm system that lashed the south-central and eastern United States with devastating winds and destructive tornadoes rose to at least 29 by yesterday, officials said.
Tennessee, one of the hardest-hit states since the storms began Friday, initially had seven weather-related fatalities. But this rose to 12 after police reported three new deaths yesterday, saying two children and an adult were killed Saturday when a tree fell on a house in Memphis.