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04-08-2006, 01:46 AM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes marched across Tennessee on Friday, pulverizing homes, flipping cars and killing at least 10 people, officials said.
Eight people died in Sumner County, a suburban area northeast of Nashville, and two deaths were reported in Warren County, about 65 miles southeast of Nashville, state officials said.
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Eddie Boatwright said the deaths were confirmed by hospitals and emergency workers, but names of the victims were not yet unavailable.
Fire Chief Joe Womack said three bodies were pulled from the wreckage of homes in the Woodhaven subdivision of Gallatin, about 24 miles northeast of Nashville.
The devastation comes in the same week that similar storms killed 24 people and destroyed about 1,000 homes and business in western Tennessee.
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Eight people died in Sumner County, a suburban area northeast of Nashville, and two deaths were reported in Warren County, about 65 miles southeast of Nashville, state officials said.
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Eddie Boatwright said the deaths were confirmed by hospitals and emergency workers, but names of the victims were not yet unavailable.
Fire Chief Joe Womack said three bodies were pulled from the wreckage of homes in the Woodhaven subdivision of Gallatin, about 24 miles northeast of Nashville.
The devastation comes in the same week that similar storms killed 24 people and destroyed about 1,000 homes and business in western Tennessee.
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