Tornado leaves dead in five southeastern US states

Five states in the southeastern US have been hit by severe storms and tornadoes that leave people dead, numerous injuries and extensive destruction.| Photo: Twitter Reproduction

Last Friday night (10), five states in the southeastern US were hit by severe storms and tornadoes that leave people dead, numerous injuries and extensive destruction, according to local vehicles. According to information from Fox News, the affected states were Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee.

In an interview this Saturday morning (11th) for local television WLKY, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, who declared a state of emergency, said the death toll is possibly at least 50 people. “This is going to be some of the worst tornado damage we’ve seen in a long time.”

Also according to information from Fox News, one of the main incidents affected dozens of workers who were trapped in an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois. In addition, a nursing home was also destroyed in Arkansas and, according to reports, at least two people were killed and five were injured.

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In a Twitter post, JB Pritzker, governor of Illinois, expressed his support for the entire affected population in Edwardsville. “My prayers are with the people of Edwardsville tonight,” further stating that it will provide all necessary state resources.


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