US EditionSevere weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky
- A powerful tornado struck southeastern Kentucky late on Friday night, causing widespread destruction and multiple deaths.
- The tornado began impacting Laurel County at approximately 11:49 p.m., making it one of the regions most severely affected alongside Pulaski County.
- The storm leveled roads and the London Corbin Airport, overturned cars, downed power lines, and caused severe injuries.
- At least 14 people died across Kentucky, with 12 confirmed deaths in Laurel County; Sheriff Root called it a "mass casualty event."
- Search and rescue operations continue amid overwhelming damage, and officials expect the death toll to rise as recovery efforts proceed.
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Severe storms that swept through the US states of Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia left more than 25 people dead, laying waste to local communities and cutting off electricity to nearly 200,000, authorities said Saturday.
Deadly Tornado Outbreak Kills Dozens In Missouri, Kentucky
An intense tornado outbreak that swept across the Ohio Valley on Friday has left at least 27 dead and dozens more injured or missing across multiple states. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) confirmed on Saturday afternoon that at least 20 people had been killed in the state and the death toll was “increasing by the hour.” “Daylight is painting a more complete, and more painful picture of the damage and loss that devastating storms have wreaked upon t…
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