US EditionSevere weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky
- A powerful tornado struck southeastern Kentucky late Friday night, causing deaths and widespread destruction across Laurel and Pulaski counties.
- The tornado made contact with the ground shortly before midnight, following severe weather alerts and amid a larger storm system responsible for fatalities in other states earlier that day.
- The tornado carved a destructive path across multiple roads and the London Corbin Airport, flipping cars and downing power lines, with emergency responders calling it a "mass casualty event."
- Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed at least 14 deaths in Kentucky, including 12 in Laurel County, and stated "the death toll is likely to rise" as search and rescue continue.
- The disaster devastated homes and businesses, prompting ongoing rescue efforts and community support, marking one of the hardest days the region has faced.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane TimesTornadoes tear through US
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InsideNoVA.com
Severe storms, tornadoes kill more than 25 in south-central US
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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