Death toll rises to 20 after storms hit southern U.S. states


SAN FRANCISCO, May 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 people have been killed after storms hit the U.S. states of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky over the Memorial Day weekend.

In Texas, the storm destroyed a roadside travel stop and a community of mobile homes in Cooke County. Texas Governor Greg Abbot said at a press briefing on Sunday that seven people were killed and more than 100 others injured.

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