Aid rushed to storm-hit US states


A number of houses were flattened by the storms



Federal authorities in the US are sending aid to the three south-central states hit by last weekend's tornadoes which killed at least 22 people.
At least 15 people died in Missouri six in Oklahoma and one in Georgia. A number of people were also injured.
Officials warn the death toll could rise as rescuers are sifting through the rubble looking for survivors.
President George W Bush called it a "sad day" saying Washington "will be moving hard to help".
The American Red Cross has now opened shelters for those affected by the tornadoes.
'One right after another'
A tornado severely damaged the north-eastern Oklahoma town of Picher late on Saturday killing at least six people and injuring some 150 people.



An emergencies official in Picher said a 24-street area of the town had been "virtually destroyed".
Television images showed overturned cars homes ripped from their foundations and trees stripped of their leaves.
The storm then hit a rural area near the south-western Missouri town of Seneca and continued east.
At least 15 people died and scores more were injured across the state. "The last two years we've had floods and tornadoes - it's just one right after another" said Susie Stonner of the State Emergency Management Agency. In Georgia one of at least six tornadoes killed a person in Dublin about 120 miles (193km) south-west of Atlanta.