Intensive tornadoes in the states of Missouri and Kentucky have claimed over 20 lives.
Kentucky's governor Andy Beshear warns that the death toll will rise:
Kentucky, we wake up today to the sad news that 14 people died last night's storm. But the death toll is likely to be higher when we get more information, he said on Saturday.
In the major city of Saint Louis in Missouri, at least five people were killed and the material damage was extensive according to Mayor Cara Spencer.