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

https://mins.news/en/item/19743

- Reuters, 2026-08-12 04:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/least-2-dead-hundreds-thousands-without-power-after-severe-us-midwest-storms-2026-08-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7bf6eeb3146000015af073

> Severe storms swept across the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday. Officials said the weather had killed at least two people. Nearly one million people were left without electricity. The outages affected a broad area as the storm system moved through the region.

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