Torn roofs, bent poles and all sorts of debris piled in front of buildings in Butler, Missouri on Saturday (March 15) after a series of tornadoes hit the U.S. Midwest and Southeast overnight, killing at least 14 people.

At least 33 people were killed as tornadoes swept through the central United States, overturning large trucks and causing widespread destruction, authorities reported on Saturday.Local

Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that killed at least 32 people ripped its way across the central and southern United States.

Large and destructive tornadoes are carving paths of destruction across the South for the second day in a row.

The meteorological agency said: "If you live in these areas, get to the sturdiest structure you have access to and remain in place until the storms pass." Mike Kehoe, governor of Missouri - where the 11 deaths were reported across four south-easterly counties - said the state had been "devastated by severe storms and tornadoes,

The number of fatalities increased after the Kansas Highway Patrol reported eight people died in a highway pileup caused by a dust storm.

Local news showed roofs torn off homes and large trucks overturned, as forecasters warned of more tornadoes to come this weekend across central US.

Houston: At least 33 people have died and dozens have been injured as tornadoes and severe storms swept across the central United States on Saturday. Officials have warned that more tornadoes could strike over the weekend.

Local authorities said dozens have been killed and tornado risk continue on March 16 across the central United States after a massive storm system.