Rescued. but still, so many people unaccounted for here in kentucky and beyond, brynn. thanks so much. now to edwardsville, illinois. th that is the sign of the partially collapsed amazon warehouse. paulo sandoval is there. six people died in that collapse. what else did he say? reporter: it was disheartening for the family members who were waiting to hear word. it was six people who had lost their lives when what is believed to be an ef-3 tornado ripped through this part of western illinois. you can see a large void in what used to be an enclosed warehouse where, really, potentially dozens of employees showed up to work last night to carry out their shift but instead that severe weather interrupting things last night and again, we now know six people confirmed
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An amazon warehouse in edwardsville 22 miles southeast of st. louis. jenna rae of our k.m.o.v. station is there tonight. good evening. reporter: ed, it is truly a devastation out here in the amazon warehouse in edwardsville, illinois. as you mentioned, a tornado came through here last night, you can see causing catastrophic damage to the warehouse behind me. police say they responded around 8:30, and they believe there were several dozens of employees inside the warehouse at the time the tornado came through. now, there were several of those workers who made it out in time, and they made it out safely, and they were transported by bus to a nearby town. officials say others may have left on their own. at least one person was airlifted and taken to a local hospital. as you can see from this drone
Through eight states. entire towns leveled in the blink of an eye is a the storm swept through friday night. officials say one single tornado actually carved a path of destruction more than 200 miles long and they fear more than 80 people may have been killed. search-and-rescue teams are working around the clock for survivors who may be trapped under mountains of debris. the heads of homeland security and fema are in the region today bringing with them much-needed federal resources. mayfield, kentucky is seeing some of the worst of the damage. a few buildings left standing in the town of roughly 10,000. rescuers sifting through a collapsed candle factory there where more than 100 people were working and so far only about 40 people have been rescued from the wreckage. and new video shows what s left of an amazon warehouse in edwardsville, illinois. at least six people died when the building collapsed during a violent tornado there: people
To honor your loved ones. may their memory be a blessing. reporter: governor pritzker adding he s in contact with amazon right now. that company pledging their full support and in fact, just a short while ago, we heard from jeff bezos, former ceo and chairman of the company in a tweet he posted a short while ago saying the news from edwardsville, where we are tonight, is tragic. heartbroken over the loss of the teammates there and our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones. bezos going on to tweet, all of edwardsville should note that the amazon team is committed to supporting them and we will be by their side through their crisis. we extend our fullest gratitude to all the incredible first responders who worked tirelessly at the site. there are questions here as to what protocols and policies were in place to ensure the safety of those workers in the event of severe weather. we heard from officials earlier