Many people were trapped after a roof partially collapsed at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse near the U.S. city of St. Louis late on Friday, after tornadoes and strong storms roared through the area.
Emergency crews respond at a damaged Amazon.com, Inc warehouse after a tornado passed through Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S., December 10, 2021 in this still image taken from drone video obtained on December 11, 2021. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDITMany people were trapped after a roof partially collapsed at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse near the U.S. city of St. Louis late on Friday, after tornadoes and strong storms roared through the area, local authorities said.
In a posting on Facebook, the agency did not give details, and there was no immediate word on how many people had been injured or killed.Drone footage from the scene showed rescue workers picking through a huge area of debris in the pre-dawn darkness.One woman outside, Sarah Bierman, said she was very worried about her husband, who works at the warehouse.
"And I haven't heard from him since, I just heard through the news and we live in Edwardsville; we lost power. So I decided to come down here to see what was going on, and I had no idea the building looked that bad. And I'm just; I'm worried sick," she said.
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