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Published13 December 2021Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Most of the deaths have been recorded in KentuckyDevastating tornadoes swept through the US over the weekend, with deaths recorded in five of the six states that were hit. At least 74 Kentucky residents were killed, with victims ranging in age from just five months to 86 years.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A man in Mayfield surveys damage to the neighbourhoodKentucky Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday at least 109 people remain missing and more deaths may be confirmed soon.Search and rescue efforts have been continuing across Western Kentucky.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mayfield, Kentucky, is "ground zero" of the tornado outbreak, the state governor saidMr Beshear said a tornado had wrecked places all along its 227-mile (365km) path. Thousands of people had their homes destroyed and more than 26,000 homes are still without power.Image source, ReutersImage caption, The heavily damaged Mayfield courthouseImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Workers search the razed Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory for survivorsEight deaths were confirmed at a candle factory in Mayfield, and there are still workers missing.
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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bowling Green, over 100 miles (160km) east of Mayfield, also suffered damagesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A deadly tornado struck an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, IllinoisSix workers at an Amazon warehouse in the US state of Illinois died when the building was destroyed by a tornado on Friday.
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