Kentucky was hardest hit as four tornadoes, including a massive storm, devastated a town and collapsed a factory building

Seven central and southern US states were picking up the pieces Saturday after a series of powerful tornadoes intensified by severe storms ripped across the region, leaving an estimated 70 to 100 people dead.

Kentucky was hardest hit as four tornadoes, including a massive storm, devastated Mayfield, a small town 134 miles (215 km) north-west of Nashville, Tennessee. A candle factory partially collapsed when the tornado struck on Friday evening.

Continue reading…

You May Also Like

Parents still waiting for food vouchers after NHS scheme beset by IT problems

Exclusive: Healthy Start scheme began switch away from paper coupons to digital…

At least 16 dead as Russian missile hits shopping centre in Ukraine

Scores of people injured and at least 40 feared missing after strike…

UK invertebrate of the year: vote for your favourite

Over the past two weeks we’ve gone in search of the UK’s…