WASHINGTON, Ramadan 12, 1435, July 09, 2014, SPA -- One child was killed and at least six others were injured Tuesday evening when a severe wind-and-rain storm swept across the Washington region, toppling trees and knocking out power to thousands. The fatality occurred at River Valley Ranch, a camp in Carroll County, Maryland, which is northwest of Baltimore. As the storm loomed in the western skies, a group of children was fleeing to the shelter of a building when a tree fell on them, said Cpl. Jon Light, a spokesman for the county sheriff’s office. He said seven were taken to hospitals, where one died. All those in the group were in the 7- to 12-year-old range, but he could give no other details about the child who was killed. Injuries to the others did not appear life-threatening, he said. Punishing wind gusts and periods of pouring rain spread rapidly over a broad section of the region, advancing from west to east at the close of a day of steamy summertime heat. In much of the region, the storm’s arrival, filling the skies with dark clouds, sent temperatures plunging by about 20 degrees in an hour, from sultry summer to windblown spring. Nearly 90,000 homes and businesses in the region were without power at times, with Montgomery and Northern Virginia seemingly most affected. Restoration efforts cut the numbers sharply, particularly in Northern Virginia, but thousands remained without electricity late last night. --SPA 12:33 LOCAL TIME 09:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w