Andy Beshear says 105 Kentuckians still unaccounted for, and that the number of confirmed deaths might not be known for weeks

Kentucky’s governor Andy Beshear broke down in tears on Monday as he announced the deaths of at least 64 people from Friday’s deadly tornadoes that swept across multiple midwest and southern states, and warned that the death toll is expected to grow.

The ages of those killed ranged from five months to 86 years, six of them younger than 18, Beshear said at an emotional press conference in Frankfort, the state capital.

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