At least 14 people have died as tornadoes and storms swept through the southern U.S. states of Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi.

East Texas was the worst hit, with a series of tornadoes there killing at least four people and leaving a trail of what officials called "extensive damage."

All four deaths were in an area east of Dallas, authorities said. At least 50 other people were injured, the local fire department said.

In neighboring Arkansas, at least five people are dead, authorities said.

A 65-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree in DeWitt, Arkansas, according to police. In the community of Springdale, a 10-year-old girl was swept away by floodwaters and killed.

Police also were searching for two missing children who may have been in a car swept away by floodwaters.

The Missouri Highway Patrol says a 72-year-old woman drowned despite her husband's efforts to save her as their vehicle was swept away by rushing waters Saturday.

In Mississippi, one person was reported dead in Durant after a tree fell on a house.

Storms in the state at one point over the weekend left 23,000 people without power, the Mississippi Department of Emergency Management said.

席卷美国南部德克萨斯、阿肯色、密苏里和密西西比州的龙卷风和风暴已经造成至少14人丧生。

德克萨斯州东部灾情最为严重，一系列龙卷风造成至少4人丧生，导致官员们所称的一系列“广泛的破坏”。

【美国南部和中西部龙卷风洪水造成至少14人丧生】相关文章：

★ 大小贾斯汀共享“恋爱秘籍”：冷静承诺

★ 巴基斯坦自杀爆炸手造成23人丧生

★ 美公务员上班看奥运被叫停 恐致网络瘫痪

★ 安倍晋三希望迅速取得成效赢回民众信任

★ 美国需要一个整合的商务部

★ 美共和党议员：勿与华为做生意

★ 惠普收购之前Autonomy就已问题多多

★ 美国波特兰商场发生枪击案 至少3人死亡

★ 双语推荐：浪漫情人节礼物之男生篇

★ 美选战不断抨击中国 中国开始反击