shocking! Satellite imagery shows a staggering contrast before and after the tornado hit Amazon warehouses

According to the US Chinese Network, on the evening of the 10th, a devastating tornado struck the Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, USA, killing 6 people, satellite images captured the extent of its damage, and the comparison photos before and after the warehouse were even more shocking.

Maxar satellite imagery shows a comparison of Amazon's warehouses before and after a tornado. Image source: Screenshot of Maxar social account

Edwardsville Fire Chief James Whiteford reportedly said that during the tornado, the facility in the Amazon partially collapsed and the sides of the building collapsed inwards, causing the roof to collapse.

Whiteford said at a press conference on the 11th that Amazon did not have the exact number of employees at the time of the incident, because it was changing shifts at that time. Amazon later confirmed that the factory employed about 190 people who worked in multiple shifts.

Emergency responders do not expect survivors and have shifted rescue operations to recovery efforts. Whiteford said the recovery effort is expected to continue for another three days and will take place during the day.

The fierce storm swept through the central United States and formed tornadoes in Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri. The tornado has killed nearly 100 people, with Kentucky being the hardest hit. Meteorologists speculate that one of the "four-state tornadoes" may have set the longest-lasting tornado record in U.S. history.