Tornado death toll is 'north of 70,' and may exceed 100, Kentucky Gov. Beshear says.
ripped through Kentucky and other states late Friday and early Saturday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.
"We believe our death toll from this event is north of 70 Kentuckians and may end of exceeding 100 before the day is done ," he said."We will make it through this," he added."We will rebuild, we are strong, resilient people."and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and tornadoes.Bowling Green and Mayfield, Ky.
Mayfield Assistant Fire Chief Jeremy Creason said that the bulk of their resources are going towards dealing with the facility's devastation. At the same time, Creason is looking for a temporary home for their main fire station since it was destroyed by the tornado, leaving it"fully inoperable," he said.
Local residents walk past the scene of a train derailment after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several states in Earlington, Ky., on Dec. 11, 2021.In a news conference, Kentucky Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett said the storm represented a significant massive disaster event.
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