Chamberlain dvernb Posted December 12, 2021 Chamberlain Share Posted December 12, 2021 Damaged homes and businesses are pictured on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Multiple tornadoes struck late Friday night and Saturday morning, tearing through several states including Kentucky, Illinois and Arkansas. In Edwardsville, Ill., the tornado ripped through an Amazon Distribution Hub with confirmed fatalities on site. At least 70 people have died in Kentucky alone, the governor said, and the death toll may rise to more than 100. People help retrieve items from a destroyed home Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky. Mark Humphrey/AP A home reduced to rubble on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Firefighters survey tornado damages in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images Chris Buchanan, right, lures dog Cheyenne from a tornado-damaged home with help from Niki Thompson, left, in Mayfield, Ky., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Mark Humphrey/AP A damaged home which was lifted from its foundation and vehicles on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Staff sergeant Nicholas Sullivan, of Martin, Tennessee, moves debris away from a pathway alongside other U.S. Army volunteers on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Damaged USPS trucks on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, sit behind the post office, which was reduced to rubble, in Mayfield, Kentucky. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Duke Traux, 33, of Elizabethtown, Illinois, cuts a downed tree with a chainsaw while Isaiah Keys, 18, of McCracken, Kentucky, picks up pieces on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio An American flag is propped against debris on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio General view of tornado damaged structures in Mayfield, Kentucky. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images Workers attempt to clear debris as part of a search and rescue operation on Saturday at an Amazon Distribution Hub in Edwardsville, Ill. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Workers attempt to clear debris as part of a search and rescue operation on Saturday at an Amazon Distribution Hub in Edwardsville, Ill. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Workers attempt to clear debris as part of a search and rescue operation at an Amazon Distribution Hub in Edwardsville, Ill. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Damage from a tornado is seen in downtown Mayfield, Ky. Mark Humphrey/AP Interior view of tornado damage to Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mayfield, Ky. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images A Kentucky National Guard helicopter surveys the tornado damage near Mayfield Consumer Products on Saturday in Mayfield, Ky. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images A classic Chevrolet sits amidst a tornado destroyed building on Saturday in Mayfield, Ky. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images People work at the scene of a train derailment after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes in Earlington, Ky. Cheney Orr/Reuters A derailed train is seen amid damage and debris. Cheney Orr/Reuters Local residents walk past the scene of a train derailment after devastating tornadoes in Earlington, Ky. Cheney Orr/Reuters 1 1 Quote Link to comment
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