At least 25 dead after tornadoes sweep through US Midwest

Kentucky and Missouri report severe injuries and deaths in storms that hit on Friday and Saturday.

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Officials in Kentucky said there had been 18 deaths while seven people were killed in Missouri, including five in the city of St Louis.

The Kentucky tornado struck Laurel County in the south-east of the state in the early hours of Saturday. Officials said they expected the death toll to rise.

Missouri officials said 5,000 buildings had been damaged, roofs destroyed and power lines downed due to the tornado.

About 140,000 properties in Missouri and Kentucky were left without power as of Saturday afternoon. Officials in St Louis said the fire department was conducting house-by-house searches in the worst-affected areas.