{"id":23716,"date":"2021-06-21T08:19:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T08:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=23716"},"modified":"2021-06-21T08:19:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T08:19:51","slug":"crash-kills-nine-children-in-storm-hit-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=23716","title":{"rendered":"Crash kills nine children in storm-hit Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ten people \u2013 including nine children \u2013 have been killed after in a crash involving 18 vehicles in the storm-hit US state of Alabama on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock has said the children\u2019s ages ranged from nine months to 17 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the vehicles were likely to have hydroplaned on the wet roads and lost control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tropical Depression Claudette has caused flash flooding and tornadoes, destroying dozens of homes in Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Garlock said a father and nine-month-old girl died in one of the cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other eight victims were in a bus belonging to the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch, a foster home for abandoned, neglected, or abused girls. The youngest was four years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bystander pulled the bus driver to safety and then tried to rescue the children, however, the bus was already engulfed in smoke and flames, WTVC television reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur hearts are so heavy today. Our ranch family has suffered a great loss,\u201d a post from the Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranches, which manages the non-profit organisation, said on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs many of you may have heard, one of our ranch vehicles was involved in a multiple car accident yesterday afternoon. It is such a horrible tragedy and loss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five other people were hurt in the crash, but none of their injuries were critical, Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond told Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a horrific scene,\u201d he said separately to the Montgomery Advertiser. \u201cIt was the worst traffic accident I\u2019ve witnessed in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictures from the scene show many burnt-out vehicles of all sizes, on the road and in the central reservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board was sending 10 investigators to the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 24-year-old man and a three-year-old boy were also killed in Alabama on Saturday when a tree fell on their house, just outside the city of Tuscaloosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A search is also underway for a man in Birmingham, Alabama who may have been swept away in floodwaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kay Ivey, Alabama\u2019s governor tweeted that it was \u201ca tragic day for our state\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tropical Depression Claudette brought torrential rain to much of northern Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia late on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after making landfall in the morning, a tornado destroyed or badly damaged at least 50 homes in Escambia County, on the Florida border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression, but forecasters warned heavy rain was likely to continue into Sunday, and flash flooding warnings are in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-57546006\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten people \u2013 including nine children \u2013 have been killed after in a crash involving 18 vehicles in the storm-hit US state of Alabama on Saturday. 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