At least 50 are killed by tornadoes in Kentucky’s deadliest storm in a century: Twisters rip through Mississippi Valley ‘shredding’ nursing home and destroying Amazon warehouse

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At least 50 are killed by tornadoes in Kentucky’s deadliest storm in a century: Twisters rip through Mississippi Valley ‘shredding’ nursing home and destroying Amazon warehouse

December 11th, 2021

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At least 50 people are thought to have been killed in Kentucky, and there are multiple fatalities at an Amazon distribution center in Illinois, after at least 24 tornadoes ripped across the South and Midwest of the US on Friday.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear estimated the toll would ‘exceed 50’ but could reach 100 after ‘some of the worst tornado damage’ the state has experienced ‘in a long time’.

‘This has been one of the toughest nights in Kentucky history and some areas have been hit in ways that is hard to put into words,’ Beshear told a news conference early on Saturday. ‘I fear that there are more than 50 dead in Kentucky… probably closer to somewhere between 70 and 100, it’s devastating.’