Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby said that most of the fatalities are from the Russellville Road area. In Warren County, Kentucky, children are among 12 storm-related fatalities, the county coroner’s office confirmed to CNN Saturday afternoon. Rescuers eventually pulled her and others out, she said.Īn official Kentucky death toll hasn’t been released deaths have been reported in Arkansas (two), Tennessee (four), Illinois (six) and Missouri (two).
Video from Mayfield showed what remained of the factory there: a massive debris field, largely of twisted metal, several feet high, with rescuers using hands and machines to dig through.Įmergency workers dig through the rubble of the candle factory on Saturday. “One block from my grandparent’s house, there’s no house standing and we don’t know where all those people are,” Beshear said. The governor said he also visited Dawson Springs, his father’s hometown, with a population of about 2,700 where he says, “they’re going to lose a whole lot of people.” “There’s at least 15 feet of metal with cars on top of it, barrels of corrosive chemicals that are there, it will be a miracle if anybody else is found alive in it.” “They rescued 40,” Beshear said at a news conference Saturday afternoon. About 110 people were inside and dozens are feared dead there, Beshear said. One of the most devastated sites is the southwestern Kentucky city of Mayfield, where a tornado hit the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory Friday night while people were working. Live updates: Deadly tornadoes slam through six states Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) Robert Cohen/St.
The Amazon distribution center is partially collapsed after being hit by a tornado on Friday, Dec.
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