Kentucky tornado kills over 100 people
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A powerful destructive tornado swept over the United States at a speed of about 241 km / h.
As a result of a series of devastating tornadoes in the United States, according to preliminary data, about 100 people died. The authorities say the death toll could rise significantly. This was announced on Sunday, December 12 CBS.
Thus, according to the Governor of Kentucky Andy Besheer, entire cities were destroyed as a result of the disaster: “My father’s hometown was destroyed in half. It’s hard for me to describe it.”
“This is a disaster that none of us have ever seen. As far as I know, we have lost more than 80 people, but the death toll will exceed a hundred,” said the governor.
It is known that more than 30 tornadoes over the past two days have caused destruction in the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and Tennessee. Power outages caused by the disaster affected more than 200,000 people in Tennessee and Kentucky.
US President Joe Biden declared an emergency in Kentucky and said the series of tornadoes became one of the deadliest and most destructive in the country’s history.
We will remind, several tornadoes hit a number of American states on the eve. Basic Elemental Strike fell on Kentucky.
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