President Biden declares a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes kills dozens of people, the search for survivors continues as at least 100 people are still missing and feared dead, and tornado experts analyze why fatalities were so high.
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President Joe Biden declares a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes kills dozens of people, the search for survivors continues as at least 100 people are still missing and feared dead, and tornado experts analyze why fatalities were so high.
At Least 64 People Confirmed Dead in Kentucky After Barrage of Tornadoes
MAYFIELD, Ky.—At least 64 people, including six children, lost their lives in Kentucky after a raft of tornadoes tore through six states, with power still out for thousands and strangers welcoming survivors who lost everything into their homes. While the toll from the deadly twisters was lower than initially feared, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said…
Thousands Without Heat, Water After Tornadoes Kill Dozens
MAYFIELD, Ky.—Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water, and electricity in chilly temperatures for a long time, the mayor warned Monday, as officials struggled to restore services after a swarm of twisters leveled neighborhoods and killed dozens of people in five states. Authorities are still tallying the devastation…
Biden Declares Major Disaster in Kentucky After Tornadoes Hit State
President Joe Biden has declared a major federal disaster in Kentucky after multiple tornadoes wreaked havoc in the state on Friday. Biden’s Dec. 12 declaration makes federal funding available to people affected by the tornadoes and other inclement weather in the counties of Caldwell, Fulton, Graves, Hopkins, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Taylor, and Warren. Kentuckians approved for…
Kentucky Death Toll Estimate to Drop as Company Announces 90 Workers Alive
Everyone’s hopes for a lower death toll in Kentucky came true on Sunday night as the candle factory—where 110 workers were working an overnight shift on Friday as a deadly twister hit—announced that it has been able to reach 90 survivors. The company’s HR staff worked through the night Saturday into Sunday to call the…
Tornado Survivor: ‘Not Knowing Is Worse Than Knowing’
MAYFIELD, Ky.—Autumn Kirks said she and her boyfriend, Lannis Ward, had been dating for about a year and were saving money to buy a house. They were both working the night shift at the candle factory for extra money when the tornado struck. Then Ward, described by Kirks as “a big teddy bear,” disappeared—and all…
Satellite Shows Before and After Images of Tornado Strike
Before and after satellite images showing sites in Kentucky before and after a monstrous tornado ripped across the middle of the U.S. have been released by Maxar, a satellite imaging company. The imagery shows the destruction of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory where more than 100 people were reportedly working when the tornado struck….
Kentucky Governor: Death Toll in Tornado Outbreak Will ‘Exceed More Than 100’
The death toll from a tornado outbreak in Kentucky, which has left dozens of people dead over the weekend, is expected to rise, said Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, as rescuers continued to comb through fields of wreckage to find survivors on Sunday morning. “This is the deadliest tornado event we have ever had. I think it’s…
Biden Pledges to Help States Struck by Storms
States struck by a major storm system that swept through Kentucky and adjoining areas late Friday will receive federal assistance, President Joe Biden pledged on Saturday. “We’re going to get through this together,” Biden said near his home in Wilmington, Delaware. “The federal government is not going to walk away. This is one of those…
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