A person stands among the damage and debris in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, December 11.
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Updated 5:01 PM ET, Sat December 11, 2021
A person stands among the damage and debris in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Saturday, December 11.
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More than 30 tornadoes were reported across six states late Friday and early Saturday, killing dozens of people and leaving a trail of devastation.
The severe weather collapsed an occupied candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon warehouse in western Illinois, and a nursing home in Arkansas, killing people at each site and leaving responders scrambling to rescue survivors.
“The level of devastation is unlike anything I have ever seen,” said Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.
Destruction is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky.
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People stand among the debris in Mayfield.
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A birthday card sits among the debris in Mayfield.
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Severe damage at the Monette Manor nursing home in Monette, Arkansas, is seen on Saturday. In the northeastern Arkansas city, at least one person died after a tornado damaged the nursing home Friday night, trapping others inside before being rescued. At least 20 were also injured at the facility, Mayor Bob Blankenship told CNN.
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A trail of destruction is seen in Bowling Green.
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Tom Wheeler with Peel & Holland Insurance removes what he can from his office in Mayfield.
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People work at the scene of a train derailment in Earlington, Kentucky.
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Damage to Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mayfield is seen on Saturday.
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Employees and friends of La Azeteca try to salvage food items after the eatery was destroyed in downtown Mayfield.
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A derailed train is seen amid damage and debris in Earlington.
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Emergency workers search through what is left of the Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory.
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Heavy damage is seen in downtown Mayfield.
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People search through rubble in Mayfield.
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Damage is seen in Dickson County, Tennessee.
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Debris and structural damage can be seen at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield early Saturday.
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Rescue personnel work at an Amazon distribution center in Edwardsville, Illinois, that was heavily damaged during storms on Friday, December 10.
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