{
  "id": 669724,
  "title": "Powerful storms in US midwest leave three dead and 800,000 without power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/powerful-storms-in-us-midwest-leave-three-dead-and-800-000-without",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:11:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/midwest-storms-deaths-wind-power-outages-flooding"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Winds of more than 80mph, severe flooding and tornadoes swept through Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky Powerful storms swept across the midwest on Tuesday, leaving three dead and more than 800,000 without power in four states as winds gusts of more than 80mph (130km/h) tore down trees and power lines. In Indiana , a four-year-old child died after a tree fell on his home in Geneva Township and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}