The floods and heavy rainfall that struck the western and southern regions of the United States have left 20 people dead.Police in the state of Georgia reported that a man and his son were killed overnight after a tree fell on them at a golf course due to severe storms, with the US media outlets reporting that 18 other storm-related fatalities have been recorded since Wednesday across the states of Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, noting that Tennessee alone accounted for 10 deaths.Meanwhile, the US National Weather Service warned of life-threatening flooding following days of heavy rainfall that caused rivers to overflow in several areas. Additionally, Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency following the deterioration of the situation earlier in the week.In addition, media circles reported that floodwaters inundated the streets of Covington, Kentucky, while the Kentucky River in the state capital, Frankfort, reached a near-record level of almost 15 meters.A spate of heavy rainfall and flash flooding had struck parts of the South and the central southern United States at a time when these regions were still recovering from the effects of recent severe storms and devastating tornadoes.
