Kentucky Governor announces the number of tornado victims in the state

 

State Governor Andy Bashir announced at a press conference that at least 74 people were killed in the US state of Kentucky in the tornado that hit the region on December 11.

The governor said, “According to our latest estimate of the number of deaths … and these are the numbers from emergency services so far we’ve lost 74 Kentuckians and we expect the death toll to rise, 109 and

He emphasized that as a result of the hurricane, some cities were destroyed: at least a thousand homes were damaged or destroyed.

US President Joe Biden described the hurricanes that hit the country as the largest in the country’s history. On December 11, he approved the introduction of the emergency system in Kentucky and provided the necessary assistance to eliminate the consequences of the disaster.

In addition to Kentucky, the natural disaster covered Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee.

Drone footage of the devastated city of Mayfield shows hundreds of fallen trees, overturned cars and many destroyed homes. Debris of building structures and various debris are scattered all over the city.