US: 30 wind turbines sweep across six states – Fears of more than 100 dead

The sweeping passage of 30 tornadoes from six of their states has caused shock USA, as in addition to the material damage caused there are fears for more than 100 dead.

THE Joe Biden spoke of “a series of tornadoes among the worst” in U.S. history and a “Untold tragedy”, while declaring Kentucky a state of emergency.

The governor of this state, Andy Besiar, said that the tornadoes that occurred in Kentucky are the most destructive in its history.

“Disasters are not comparable to anything else I have seen in my life, I find it difficult to express in words”, stressed during a press conference. “It is very likely that more than 100 people were killed here in Kentucky.”

Besiar pointed out that 189 members of the National Guard have been deployed to assist in the repair work of the damages, while he asked the citizens to donate blood for the wounded.

Meanwhile, search and rescue operations are concentrated in Mayfield, a city on the border of Kentucky with Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas.

Videos and photos posted on social media show images of utter devastation: hundreds of leveled buildings in Mayfield, parked cars covered in rubble, uprooted trees.

A candle factory in the city, which housed about 110 people, was destroyed and all that was left, according to Mayfield Fire Chief Jeremy Crison, was “a pile of metal and steel and machinery.” He added that rescuers had to “crawl over the dead to reach survivors”.

Workers at the factory were trapped when their roof collapsed due to strong winds. Dozens of people are still missing, and since the morning no one has been pulled alive from the rubble, raising fears of a heavy toll.

Besiar commented that it would be a “miracle” if other survivors were found.

At least six dead in Amazon warehouse

Unpleasant is the news from Amazon warehouse part collapsed The tornadoes hit the central and southern United States, killing at least six people, according to the Edwardsville, Illinois, fire department.

“We confirmed that 45 staff members managed to get out of the building, one of whom had to be airlifted to a local hospital for treatment, while six were killed.”, said James Whiteford during a press conference.

The head of the fire brigade in the city of 25,000 inhabitants also clarified that the search and rescue operation was terminated and how now the investigation passed to the search for corpses.

This announcement leaves the concern that the report of the victims of the collapse will become even heavier in the next 24 hours. The operation is expected to last another three days.

Much of the roof of the facility is missing and walls inside the building have collapsed.

An Amazon spokesman told AFP he was “deeply saddened” by the news that “members of our family (including the company’s staff) have lost their lives” due to extreme weather in Edwardsville.

“We continue to offer support to our employees and our partners in the region,” she said.

Traveling 400 kilometers

US television recorded the passage of about 30 tornadoes that hit the US.

One of them traveled more than 400 kilometers, according to the US Meteorological Service, while tornadoes usually cover a distance of about 6 kilometers on average.

These extreme weather events are caused at this time of year mainly due to high temperatures and humidity, explained Victor Gensini, a professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Northern Illinois.

“It is a historic event,” he said.

For his part, Biden said that the meteorological phenomena have become “more intense” due to global warming, while he told reporters that he would ask the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider the role of climate change in these storms.

At the same time, the American president asked questions about the tornado warning system. “What warning was there? “She was strong enough, did they take her seriously?”