Ten kids among 13 lives lost in US storm

By Jeff Amy and Amy Forliti
Updated June 21 2021 - 9:54am, first published 9:52am
Debris from a tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette damaged or destroyed at least 50 homes.
Debris from a tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette damaged or destroyed at least 50 homes.

Eight youngsters in a van from a youth home for abused or neglected children were among 13 lives lost in Alabama as a storm swept across the southeastern US, causing flash flooding and spurring tornadoes that destroyed dozens of homes.

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