President Joe Biden promised the federal government’S “full support”To the areas affected by the tornado in the central United States. Meantime, in the devastated city of Mayfield, Kentucky, circa 40 people they were rescued from a candle factory.
a swarm of tornadoes have ripped apart six States of the United States on Friday night, leaving significant devastation in their trail. Kentucky was particularly impressed, with Governor Andy Beshear describes the damage as “unlike anything I’ve ever seen”, and foresee a possible death toll of over 100.
The city of Mayfield, who sits in the far west of Kentucky near the state lines with Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas were almost completely leveled. About 110 workers were trapped inside a candle factory, Beshear said in a press conference on Saturday morning that “We will lose at least dozens of those individuals “.
A violent tornado swept through Mayfield, #KYwx this evening. Numerous people have been injured, trapped or missing inside Mayfield consumer products building. S&R continues. Build completely destroyed with vehicles in the roof of it. The governor reported 50 dead in small town. photo.twitter.com / LuzwL4xPwC
– Brett Adair (@AlaStormTracker) December 11, 2021
However, he added than around 40 people he had been saved from the rubble. One of these workers saved posted a video to Facebook before being pulled out of the ruins, in who cries panic of his colleagues could be heard trapped.
“I’m really scared, I’m trying to be cool, but I’m really scared”, the woman said in video. “Please, all of you, give us some help. We are at the candle factory in Mayfield. Please.”
Similar scenes reproduced out in Edwardsville, Illinois, where up a 100 workers were trapped when the Amazon warehouse they were working in collapsed, e in Monette, Arkansas, where a nurse home was sold in from a tornado.
Biden on Saturday “ordered federal resources to be increased immediately” to the most affected areas, according to a statement from the White House. “Losing a loved one one in a storm like this is an unimaginable tragedy “, President added on Twitter. “We are working with Governors a ensure they have what they have need like research for survivors and damage assessments continue ”.
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