According to the state authorities, the connection of communications remains impossible, as their attention is now focused on damage and the search for the dead and injured.
The Kentucky authorities said the level of destruction prevents them from calculating the damage from the storms. At least 88 people, including 74 in Kentucky, were killed by the tornado.
Tornado destroyed a nursing home in Arkansas severely damaged Amazon’s Illinois distribution center and spread its deadly effects to Tennessee and Missouri.
In Kentucky, while the search for missing persons continued, efforts were directed to repairing the electrical grid, sheltering those whose homes had been destroyed, and bringing in drinking water and other supplies.
In Mayfield, one of the hardest hit cities, survivors faced the first frost.
“Our infrastructure is badly damaged. We have no running water. Our water tower has collapsed. Our wastewater management system has been lost and there is no natural gas in the city. So we have nothing to rely on,” Mayfield Mayor Katie Stewart said.
Gov. Andrew Graham Besheer said it was impossible to count the death toll in some areas.
“With so much damage and debris, it could be a week or more before we can finally count the death toll,” he said.
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