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Seen it, what it has done here, and in grace county, it's indescribable. a state of emergency has been declared in kentucky, as a huge rescue operation gets underway. authorities are facing huge challenges. the police station in mayfield has been destroyed and firefighters have lost equipment. there is no power. nearly 200 troops from the national guard are helping and nearly half the population of this town are without electricity and water on one of the coldest months of the year. this used to be a petrol station, and the only reason we know that is because of a solitary petrol pump that is ...

Hitting the small town of mayfield hard. workers on christmas shifts at a candle factory were buried by several tornadoes that came hurtling in the dark. it's 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 has done here, and in grace county, and elsewhere, it's indescribable. a state of emergency has been declared in kentucky, as a huge rescue operation gets under way. authorities are facing huge challenges. the police station in mayfield has been destroyed and firefigh...

Be -- it's going to be pretty wonderful. but it's way too early. >> reporter: the estimate in terms of size of the number of homes and businesses -- >> we will have over 1,000 homes that are just gone. gone. that assessment will take sometime, but i don't think we will have seen damage at this scale ever. yeah? >> reporter: i just talked to some folks that can't get their medicine because their homes are in a pile of rubble. what should i tell them? >> grace county responders -- >> we are setting up at the grace county fair grounds. fedex -- >> so we're dropping water at the fair grounds here....

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 and elsewhere, it is indescribable. a state of emergency has been declared in kentucky as a huge rescue operation gets under way, but authorities are facing huge challenges. the police station in mayfield has been dest...