According to media reports, from the evening of December 10 to the morning of December 11, local time, after the tornado swept through the United States, causing serious house damage and nearly 100 casualties, as of now, 6 states in the central United States have suffered at least 30 tornado attacks, causing at least 100 deaths. U.S. Kentucky Governor Bethel revealed that at present, among the confirmed deceased, the oldest is 86 years old and the youngest is only 5 months old. Six were under the age of 18. On December 13, US President Joe Biden said that he would go to the disaster area to inspect the disaster situation on the 15th.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear revealed the current dire situation in the region, claiming: "More than 80 people have been killed in the state, and the expected death toll in the future may exceed 100." In addition, he added that other challenges are expected in the future given the power outages caused by the tornado and the winter weather conditions.
Behill said Kentucky was the state that suffered the hardest in the tornado attack, having suffered four consecutive tornadoes. Due to the casualties caused by the tornado attack, and the fact that some morgues in Kentucky are not large enough, they may not be able to meet current needs. He added: "One of the challenges we will face is that because of the loss of many unfortunate victims in this disaster, coupled with the fact that the morgue is not large enough, coroners across the state are involved to help Kentucky." ”
One of the tornadoes violently destroyed a candle factory in Kentucky, when 110 workers were working overtime overnight as Christmas approached and demand for candles rose sharply. The city of Mayfield, Kentucky, suffered heavy losses, with various construction debris hanging from trees, hard metal poles broken in half, and trucks weighing several tons being blown over in an instant.
In addition, the U.S. state of Illinois suffered heavy losses. The state's Amazon warehouse also failed to escape the ravages of the tornado, the tornado directly opened the roof of the warehouse, a wall longer than the football field was razed to the ground in the blink of an eye, 6 people have been confirmed dead, 45 people have been safely evacuated, search and rescue personnel dare not relax, is racing against the clock for rescue, according to the relevant departments, several Amazon employees are still unknown, the specific number of casualties needs to be further confirmed.
Data show that as of now, more than 330,000 people have lost power, 25 million people have been affected by the disaster, and many people are very panicked. U.S. President Joe Biden said it was perhaps one of the biggest tornado disasters in U.S. history, and Biden promised to provide aid to the affected states within his power. In addition to this, he signed a federal economic disaster declaration that will bring more aid money to Kentucky.