Destructive Tornado storms They rolled over the weekend through the Three American Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia. Currently, it is known about at least 28 elemental victims, including 19 in Kentucky, seven in Missouri and two in Virginia. There can be more victims because there are wounded in hospitals in a critical condition.
You can feel the scale of damage
Kentucky suffered the most. The Governor of the State, Andy Beshear, said that the most victims were recorded in Laurel, in the south-eastern part of the state.
On Sunday, Beshear visited the most affected areas. During the press conference, he told reporters that “You can not only see the scale of damage, you can feel it“.
The politician announced the state of natural disaster. He added that he had to announce this in the past several times, but this storm was “one of the worst because of the losses in people and destruction.”
In the town London Tornado razed many houses with the ground and damaged several aircraft and a rescue helicopter at the local airport. Hangars and several airport buildings were completely destroyed.
Among the 19 confirmed victims in Kentucky is the fireman Roger Leslie Leatherman, who served for 39 years. “He died doing what rescuers do every day: risking their life for our safety,” said Beshear.
Until Sunday, there were 10 people in a critical state in hospitals throughout the state – said the governor.
The powerful tornado passed through the big city
In addition to Kentucky, the neighboring states have particularly strongly affected. IN Missouri At least seven people were killed. By St. Louis passed powerful tornadowhich caused the death of five people and damaged over 5,000 houses. “The destruction is breathtaking,” said the mayor of the city of Cara Spencer.
According to data from the National weather service (NWS) tornadowhich under the passage of St. Louis reached the town of Edwardsville, belonged to the EF3 category on a five -level scale. Carried the wind reaching around 245 km/h and it was wide mile, i.e. almost one and a half kilometers.
Another tornado in this state, which hit Scott, about 210 kilometers south of St. Luis, caused the death of two people.
W Virginia Due to the powerful storms and storms, two people were killed in Fairfax and Fort Hunt. Trees fell on the cars that these people moved.
Source: AP, NBC, ABC, CNN