A devastating tornado swept through the US, in the state of Kentucky on the night of December 11. 83 people died. The exact number of victims is still unknown.
According to reports and forecasts of services, in Kentucky alone, the death toll will exceed 100 people.
The state has declared a state of emergency.
& # 8212; The metal posts are bent in half if not broken. Homes that no longer exist. Huge trucks thrown into the air. And, unfortunately, a lot of houses, in which there were probably people, were completely destroyed, – the governor of the state described the situation in Kentucky.
Dozens of people are considered missing without a trace, and entire cities of Kentucky and neighboring states have been destroyed by tornadoes.
President Joe Biden said that the US government will do everything possible to help the central regions of the country affected by the disaster.
Biden signed the emergency right. This will provide federal resources for Kentucky, the state that has suffered the most. The President of the United States assessed the tornado as one of the largest in the history of the country.
More than 40 people were rescued at the plant, after which the Governor of Kentucky Andy Besheer said that it would be a miracle if anyone Something else can be found alive.
Mayfield Mayor Katie Stewart O & # 8217; Nan told CBS that the candle factory & # 8220; looks like it was bombed & # 8221 ;. The building is completely destroyed.
Strong winds in Hopkins County derailed a train.
& # 8212; The conditions in which the authorities found themselves were difficult & # 8212; the Mayfield police station has been destroyed and firefighters' equipment has been damaged. Tens of thousands of people in the state were left without electricity and water, & # 8212; local authorities report.
Elsewhere, tornadoes have killed at least 12 people, including six in an Illinois warehouse. Here the roof of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville collapsed.
The company is still assessing the situation and the damage, and Illinois Governor Jay Robert Pritzker has promised to help the city.
Illinois Police Chief Mike Philbeck said, that six were killed. It is still unknown how many workers are missing.
& # 8212; Two children were considered missing for some time, but then they were found in a bathtub, which was probably blown out by the force of the wind, & # 8212; said the governor.
In Arkansas, two retirees from a retirement home were victims of a tornado, which partially collapsed.
