Tornadoes thrash multiple US states

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• 12:03AM December 12, 2021

At least 50 people are likely to have been killed in a series of tornadoes sweeping the United States, according to the Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear.

A candle factory in the state, an Amazon facility in Illinois and a nursing home in Arkansas are among numerous homes and buildings reporting significant damage.

Two fatalities have been confirmed at the Amazon facility after the roof was ripped off the building and a wall collapsed.

At least one person was killed in an Arkansas nursing home when the storm hit.

A mass casualty event is feared to have occurred at a Kentucky candle factory after the roof collapsed. At least 50 people are likely to have been killed in a series of tornadoes sweeping the United States, according to the Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear.

A candle factory in the state, an Amazon facility in Illinois and a nursing home in Arkansas are among numerous homes and buildings reporting significant damage.

Two fatalities have been confirmed at the Amazon facility after the roof was ripped off the building and a wall collapsed.

At least one person was killed in an Arkansas nursing home when the storm hit.

A mass casualty event is feared to have occurred at a Kentucky candle factory after the roof collapsed.

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