During the weekend, a strong storm tore through the center of the country, causing at least 30 night tornadoes in six states of the American Union: Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee y Kentucky.
Kentucky was one of the most affected states, since the tornado claimed the lives of at least 70 people, while in the rest of the states the death toll of Americans was two people in Tennessee, two in Arkansas, two in Missouri and six in Illinois after an Amazon warehouse collapsed.
Last night more than 20 tornadoes in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee left numerous deaths. In Kentucky 50 deaths or more. Serious damage was also reported to an Illinois nursing home and an Amazon warehouse, where several employees were trapped. pic.twitter.com/pXxgcY5zFf
— LAROUSSE (@RommieLarousse) December 11, 2021
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Why did the Amazon building in Illinois collapse and how many victims have there been?
The Edwardsville, Illinois Fire Department reported that there were a total of six deaths after the EF-3 tornado caused significant structural damage to the building that operated as Amazon warehouse. Likewise, the authorities indicated that Forty-five people made it out of the building, and one person was airlifted to a regional hospital for treatment.
While the corresponding authorities are cinputs in the recovery and repair of damages, the fatalities have already been identified. Is about Deandre S. Morrow, 28, Kevin D. Dickey, 62, Clayton Lynn, 29, Etheria S. Hebb, 34, Larry E. Virden, 46, and Austin J. McEwen, 26.
As reported Telemundo, Five of the victims were delivered to a funeral home on Saturday, December 11, while the sixth person It was delivered to another funeral home on the morning of Sunday the 12th.
“My prayers are with the people of Edwardsville tonight and I have reached out to the Mayor to provide any state resources I need. Our Illinois State Police and the Illinois Office of Emergency Management are coordinating closely with local authorities and I will continue to monitor the situation.”, the state governor, JB Pritzker, expressed through a press conference.
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