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 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, quoted by the
Tuscaloosa News
site
, it is a 24-year-old man and his 3-year-old son, killed in their home by a falling tree.
According to Kip Tyner, more than 18 cm of precipitation fell in a few hours in Tuscaloosa County.
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