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Sad record in the South of the United States. A pile-up involving more than 15 vehicles killed 10 people, including 9 children, on Saturday near Greenville, in the US state of Alabama, the Butler County medical examiner said on Sunday, for whom the accident is ” probably ”linked to storm Claudette.
The incident involved more than 15 northbound vehicles on I-65, and could be caused by aquaplaning, Garlock said. Eight of the ten people who died, all children between the ages of 4 and 17, were in a vehicle at Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch, a facility that accommodates young victims of abuse or neglect.
More than 18 centimeters of precipitation fell in a few hours
A father and nine-month-old daughter, who were traveling in another vehicle, also died after being transported to a hospital in the area, the medical examiner said. Originally billed as a storm, Claudette was demoted to the status of a tropical depression as it reached the coasts of the United States.
It nevertheless caused strong winds and very heavy rains in Louisiana, Mississippi Florida and Alabama. In addition to the pile-up, Tuscaloosa (Alabama) city council president Kip Tyner confirmed on Facebook on Saturday that two other people had died during Claudette’s visit.
According to a member of the sheriff’s office, cited by the site Tuscaloosa News, it is about a 24-year-old man and his 3-year-old son, killed in their home by a fall from a tree. According to Kip Tyner, more than 18 cm of precipitation fell in a few hours in Tuscaloosa County.