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At least 50 dead in Kentucky as storms batter US
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WASHINGTON, 12 December 2021, (TON): At least 50 people are dead after four tornadoes tore through the southeastern US state of Kentucky, its governor told reporters early Saturday, as several storms ravaged swathes of the country.
Governor Andy Beshear said “a number of counties in Kentucky were left devastated with the strongest tornado tearing through 200 miles of the state.”
On the same night a storm ripped through a massive Amazon warehouse in the state of Illinois where around 100 workers were left trapped inside, local media reported.
Beshear said "I fear that there are more than 50 dead probably closer to somewhere between 70 and 100, it's devastating.”
He added that “it was the most severe tornado event in Kentucky's history."
The governor added “in one incident, the roof of a candle factory collapsed, resulting in "mass casualties" in the city of Mayfield.
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