Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's "war on drugs", in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court.

Residents pounded by unusually vicious weather across parts of the U.S. surveyed damage Sunday from violent tornadoes, high winds and blinding dust storms that decimated homes and other structures and left at least 35 people dead.

The number of fatalities increased after the Kansas Highway Patrol reported eight people died in a highway pileup caused by a dust storm Friday in Sherman County. At least 50 vehi

At least 10 people have died in Missouri after tornadoes tore through central and southern parts of the US, authorities have confirmed. Missouri's governor has warned of further severe weather, including the risk of additional tornadoes on Saturday.

Several states throughout the Midwest and South reported tornadoes overnight, with widespread damage and multiple fatalities reported in Missouri. KSDK's Megan Kernan and Travis Cummings report on the latest damage.

Missouri State Sen. Brad Hudson said at least a third of Missouri was affected by the severe storms that hammered the state Friday night.