AT least 13 people have died and three million were left without power after violent storms pummelled the eastern United States.
At least six were killed in Virginia, including a 90-year-old woman when a tree fell on her home.
Two young cousins in New Jersey were killed when a tree fell on their tent while camping. Two people were killed in Maryland, while single deaths were reported in Ohio, Kentucky and Washington.
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