Tornadoes brush away several lives in Indiana, Kentucky

CHICAGO: The death toll in Indiana has reached 13 after powerful tornadoes swept through the US Midwestern state on Friday, authorities said.

"Early reports indicate the heaviest damage is concentrated in southeastern Indiana including substantial damage in Henryville in Clark County, Marysville in Clark County, and Pekin and New Pekin in Washington County," the state Joint Information Center said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the Kentucky Department of Public Health has confirmed a total of 12 fatalities.

A total of 13 tornadoes passed through that state on Friday, according to the Kentucky Emergency Management agency.