At least 50 likely dead in Kentucky alone, governor says, after tornadoes hit central and southern USCNN, Dec 11, 2021
CNN)Storms unleashed devastating tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday across parts of the central and southern US including Kentucky, where the governor says the death toll will exceed 50 after "one of the toughest nights in (our) history."
More than 30 tornado reports have been made in at least six states -- including a more than 200-stretch from Arkansas through Kentucky that may have been hit by one violent, long-track twister, CNN meteorologists say.
And in the western Illinois city of Edwardsville, part of an Amazon warehouse collapsed, killing at least two people, and rescue attempts are underway, authorities said.
The extent of damage will not be known fully for hours, but video emerging from those three states alone -- flattened buildings, overturned vehicles and workers scouring rubble for trapped people -- speak of breathtaking devastation in some areas.
"We believe our death toll from this event will exceed 50 Kentuckians, probably end up closer to 70 to 100 lost lives," Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at a briefing Saturday morning.
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