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Neighborhood this afternoon, pamela, all of the power out, this is a sea of darkness all around us. it's quiet. there are dozens of cars stacked on top of each other. the back half simply sheared off. it was a devastating scene here and this is hopkin's county. we were told that ten people were killed in this county. and this is the worst-hit area of this county. you can imagine that a lot of the deaths occurred in this area -- in this neighborhood that we are in. so many people left homeless tonight, that officials here have opened up some cottages at a nearby state park to help people get th...

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 event in our state's history. and for those that have seen it, what it's done here in grace county an...

To organize because knew there would be a tornado in this area, but no one expected the magnitude and devastation that it caused. right now, we have pretty much all hands on deck. different emergency crews from all across this city, county and the whole state really that have shown up, even the national guard. you mentioned president biden talking about here in kentucky and other places that have been impacted and sending those federal resources and so much is needed for people not just here impacted by the candle factory, but all across mayfield. we spoke with people, i mean, so many of them,...

Administrator, and we will bring that to you as soon as it gets started. there's the governor now. let's take a listen. >> good afternoon, everybody. this is kentucky's most devastating tornado event in our history. we have lost far too many of our brothers and sisters. the damage is devastating. an entire blocks -- more than one block with nothing standing. to the people of america, there's no lens big enough to show you the extent of the damage here in grace county or in kentucky. nothing that was standing in the direct line of this tornado is still standing. we currently have 18 counties wi...

Live here and their house is not there anymore. >> [inaudible] >> so electricity coming on in some places faster than others. it depends on the damage. i know marshall county is coming up a little bit faster. here in grace county, it's a work in progress. it really ends up depending on how many lines are down, how significant -- [audio difficulty] is really moving. on the water side, it depends on what exactly has been damaged and what it takes to operate it. i know in dawson a generator was able to, or they believe it's able to get the pumps back going. again, in marshall county i think water...