A series of tornados and severe storms have wreaked havoc across America’s southern states. The death toll is expected to reach up to 100. READ MORE: 9News
including Kentucky, where the governor says the death toll may exceed 70 after "one of the toughest nights in Kentucky history.", an Amazon warehouse in western Illinois, and a nursing home in Arkansas, killing people in each community and leaving responders scrambling to rescue others.have been reported in at least six states, which also include Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi.
One of the most devastated sites is the southwestern Kentucky city of Mayfield, where a tornado hit a candle factory Friday night while people were working.This image shows what remains of downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, following a night of inclement weather in the area.About 110 people were inside and dozens are feared dead there, Mr Beshear said.
She knew rescuers were around only when she could feel pressure from above -- people walking on the debris. First responders have pulled "many, many" people out of the rubble, some alive and some apparently dead, storm chaser Michael Gordon told CNN Saturday morning from the scene. Other buildings hit in Mayfield, a city of around 10,000 people, include the Graves County courthouse and adjoining jail.
One resident told CNN affiliate KMOV that a family member and employee was trapped inside, and that others inside were remaining calm and working to get out of the warehouse."It's devastating to see the amount of damage there and to know there were people inside when that happened," Mr Fillback told KMOV on Saturday morning.
Also in Arkansas, Interstate 555 near the town of Trumann was closed because of overturned vehicles, Arkansas Emergency Management spokesperson LaTresha Woodruff said.State officials had been told the town's fire department, EMS facility and a nursing home were damaged, Ms Woodruff said. In Missouri, an 84-year-old woman died during overnight storms in the community of Defiance, according to St. Charles County emergency management official Mary Enger.More than 400,000 homes and businesses lost power across eight states in the South and Midwest by 10 am ET Saturday, including more than 130,000 in Tennessee and more than 60,000 in Kentucky, according to poweroutage.us.
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