Thousands of people living in the US Midwest have woken to scenes of devastation after dozens of tornadoes swept across the region.
At least six people are reported to have died in the state of Illinois with Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Ohio also affected by the fast-moving storms.
Whole neighbourhoods have been destroyed and vehicles overturned with winds of up to 111km/h (68mph) recorded. More images of the storm's aftermath after the cut....
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| A woman picks up a crystal bowl and cup while searching her grandmother's home in Brookport, Illinois |
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| A collapsed garage in the Town of Hustisford |
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| The Bears-Ravens game at Soldier Field in Chicago was temporarily suspended. |
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| A firefighter uses a chainsaw to clear a tree from a blocked street |
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| An overturned pickup truck that blew through a man's farm just outside of Washington, Illinois |
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| Tornado victims sift through an overturned mobile home in Brookport, Illinois |
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| A boy takes a break from helping comb the rubble of a damaged house |
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| Whole neighbourhoods have been destroyed across the US Midwest |
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| A man surveys the destruction caused by one of the tornadoes |
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| A
woman surveys the damage in Washington |
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