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Nomia iqbal reports. the scale of the destruction has been extraordinary. in the dead of night, dark funnel clouds roared across six states in four hours at a speed of 220 mph, obliterating everything in their path. this small town of mayfield in kentucky has been hit hard. workers on christmas shifts at this candle factory were buried by several tornadoes that came hurtling in the dark. it is thought up to 110 people were inside. a0 have made it out. this has been the most devastating tornado e...

How many of your citizens are still unaccounted for? >> well, the confirmation process is slow. i can tell you from reports that ive received i know weve lost more than 80 kentuckians. that number is going to exceed more than 100. this is the deadliest tornado event weve ever had, i think the longest and deadliest tornado event in u.s. history. one of the tornados was still on the ground over 227 miles and jake, 200 were in kentucky. ive got towns that are gone that are just gone. my dads hometo...

By a swarm of tornadoes that no one had prepared for. dini by a swarm of tornadoes that no one had prepared for.— had prepared for. dini is looking for her cousin _ had prepared for. dini is looking for her cousin who _ had prepared for. dini is looking for her cousin who lives - had prepared for. dini is looking i for her cousin who lives downtown. everybody�*s cell phone is down and i got up early and i was so nervous i could not sleep. i could not get to her yesterday and i saw the school...

In many cases, strangers. theyre just helping people get back on their feet. just helping people get back on theirfeet. weve heard in some districts, cellphone and coverage has been restored, still a lot of work to be done there. there is food for people. the parks have been open to provide shelter, and food for people over the next couple of weeks. 50 a tremendous amount of work that is going on. i think the other clear message was that this is going to go on for a very long time. this is a vas...

When the tornado tore through. a0 people made it out. in the state of illinois another factory is looking for its missing employees. the tornado destroyed an amazon distribution factory. amazon founderjeff bezos pledged to offer support. the governor here in kentucky says this is the deadliest tornado event the state has ever had. president biden has signed a federal emergency disaster declaration to help this state and others ravaged by the storms. many mayfield residents are struggling to come...

Weekend, kentucky, arkansas missouri, mississippi, illinois and tennessee. dozens are feared dead and officials warn the number will almost certainly rise as rescuers continue to sift through the devastation. joining me now from the commonwealth hardest hit, kentucky governor andy beshear. governor, thanks for joining us. how many confirmed deaths do you have in kentucky? how many of your citizens are still unaccounted for? >> well, the confirmation process is slow. i can tell you from reports t...

And illinois, where six amazon workers have been confirmed dead, after the roof of their warehouse collapsed. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the scale of the destruction has been extraordinary. in the dead of night, dark funnel clouds rolled across six states in four hours at 220 mph, obliterated everything in their path. this small town of mayfield in kentucky has been hit hard. workers on christmas shifts up this candle factory were buried by several tornadoes that came h...

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Nomia iqbal reports. the scale of the disruption has been extraordinary. in the dead of night, dark funnel clouds roared across six states in four hours at huge speeds. they tore through a path of more than 200 miles in kentucky, hitting the small town of mayfield hard. workers on christmas shifts at this candle factory were buried by several tornadoes that came hurtling in the dark. its thought up to 110 people were inside. a0 have made it out. this has been the most devastating tornado event i...

0 nbcs wendy joins us from there. its good to talk to you again. what are you hearing from folks in these ongoing efforts to rescue as many people as possible? >> yasmin, good afternoon to you. good to speak to you again. its incredible, the outpouring of help and support that you are hearing, and seeing people come out in the downtown area. wherever you look there seems to be destruction, and everywhere you turn there seems to be a story, and people sometimes think we are exaggerating that thin...