Search and rescue efforts continue as the extent of the damage from a catastrophic series of tornadoes that ripped through Kentucky and other states becomes clear.
showing decimated homes and trees ripped from the ground. Twisted metal, downed power lines and wrecked vehicles lined the streets.Cheney Orr / ReutersMayfield’s Mayor Kathy Stewart O’Nan, told NBC’s “Nightly News,” after authorities said the town’s police and fire stations were also destroyed.
Crews continued to hunt for survivors in the wreckage of the town’s candle factory, where 110 people were working overnight Friday when the storm hit. Forty have been rescued so far.
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