FactualDozens of people have been killed in the United States by tornadoes that are among “the worst” in US history, according to President Joe Biden.
The American rescue services were working hard Sunday, December 12, looking for possible survivors of the tornadoes that devastated the central and southern United States on Friday evening and Saturday morning. The governor of Kentucky, the state most affected, fears that the death toll, at least 83, will exceed 100.
Dozens of missing, buildings flattened as far as the eye can see, tangles of rubble: six American states have been crossed by “One of the worst tornado series” of the country’s history, lamented US President Joe Biden, describing their devastation “Unimaginable tragedy”.
“The devastation is incomparable with anything I have seen in my life and I find it difficult to find the words to describe it”, said Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.
After announcing “At least 70 dead” in his state, Governor Andy Beshear has said he fears the death toll will exceed 100 deaths and even that “Number goes up considerably”. He called on residents to donate blood for the injured.
In Mayfield, a village of 10,000 people at the epicenter of the disaster, the heart of the city looks like “To a pile of matches”, said Mayor Kathy O’Nan on CNN.
“It’s as if a bomb had exploded in our neighborhood”, told Agence France-Presse Alex Goodman, a resident of Mayfield.
