Washington — At least 19 people died as tornadoes ripped through Tennessee early Tuesday, destroying buildings and toppling power lines hours before the southern US state was to vote in Super Tuesday primaries, officials said.

Devastation could be seen across the rubble-strewn state capital Nashville, where a tornado touched down shortly after midnight...

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