More than 100 people are suspected to have been killed by tornadoes across the US

In Kentucky alone, the death toll is at least 80 people and is going to exceed 100, Governor Andy Beshear said today - making it the deadliest tornado event in the state’s history.

 

Tornadoes or strong winds collapsed an occupied candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon warehouse in western Illinois, and a nursing home in Arkansas, killing people in each community and leaving responders scrambling to rescue others.

 

In Mayfield, Kentucky, a city of around 10,000 people, a candle factory collapsed into a massive pile of debris, and rescuers used their hands and machines to dig through the destruction.