At least 2 dead, hundreds of thousands without power after severe US Midwest storms

By Kanishka Singh

Aug 11 (Reuters) – Powerful storms moved through the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead and nearly a million without power, officials said.

Here are some details:

• A 4-year-old child died after a tree fell on his home in Geneva Township in Indiana, Jennings County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Cody Low said.

• Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said one person died after flooding obstructed first responders from reaching the individual in Roseville.

• Local media also reported that one person died in a home explosion and fire that occurred after storms moved through Portage, Indiana. Police said the cause of the explosion remained under investigation.

• Over 800,000 electricity customers across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky were without power as of midnight Eastern Time on Tuesday, the poweroutage.us website showed.

• “Even after the storms exit the state, flooding will remain a serious concern,” Ohio’s governor said.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)