11.12.2021, 13:40
Zitat:More than 50 feared dead in Kentucky's worst ever tornadoeshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59620091
The governor of the US state of Kentucky has warned that more than 50 people are thought to have been killed by tornadoes overnight. Andy Beshear said the figure could rise to as many as 100 in what he called the worst tornadoes in the state's history. He said the number was "probably closer to somewhere between 70 and 100, it's devastating". [...]
More than 100 people were inside a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, when the tornado hit, the New York Times reported. "We believe we'll lose at least dozens of those individuals," Mr Beshear said. The Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville in southern Illinois was damaged during a tornado on Friday night, the authorities said. [...]
A state of emergency has been announced in Kentucky. Police said the tornado caused "significant damage" across the western parts of the state. A train was derailed during extreme winds in Hopkins County, Sheriff Matt Sanderson told WKYT-TV.
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