The confirmation on each individual is coming in, but we are going to lose over 50 people, a lot closer to somewhere between 70 and 100. it is devastating. the extreme weather has caused widespread damage in other states. at least one person was killed in a care home in arkansas. in illinois, rescue workers have been trying to establish whether anyone s still trapped in an amazon warehouse after its roof collapsed. mark lobel reports. debris and power lines down in st charles county. tornado warnings were issued here before it struck a nursing home. the wild weather hit the top of this amazon warehouse in edwardsville, illinois. local reporters say that there are people inside.
In the area s history and declared a state of emergency. james reynolds reports. this amazon warehouse in edwardsville in the state of illinois was ripped apart by the storm. up to 100 people may have been inside the building. they were working on the night shift in the run up to christmas. their family members have gathered. he was on the phone with me while it was happening. the tornado was hitting the back of the building. the trucks was coming in. i told him tojump out the truck and duck. i decided to come down here to see what was going on. i had no idea the building looked that bad and i m worried sick. ijust want to know if he s 0k. in kentucky, tornadoes tore a path through 200 miles, hitting this, the town of mayfield. the governor fears dozens may have been killed at a candle factory. it has been one of the toughest- nights in kentucky history and some areas have been hit in ways that
Before christmas is vast, extensive and heartbreaking. the suspected tornado destroyed a nursing home in arkansas, killed one person there, then trapped 20 others at that facility as you can see just collapsed around them. meanwhile, up north illinois was also hit hard. search and rescue crews combing through rubble at an amazon warehouse in edwardsville which was partially collapsed by the tornado, almost completely, as you can see there. that roof just i destroyed, no walls. devastation everywhere, at least two people killed. but kentucky may have gotten the worst of it. the city of mayfield in the southwestern part of the state basically flattinged, destroyed. emergency teams addressing and assessing the damage there as the rescue and recovery operation. this may be the deadliest tornado outbreak in the state s history. complete coverage, let s begin with charles watson who s in atlanta. charles?
Immediate and reliable results and people should be very much encouraged to use them before they expose themselves to other people. that is the team doing the modelling we were talking about today. officials in the us say more than 50 people are likely to have been killed, after a series of tornados hit kentucky, and other nearby states. the governor of kentucky said the tornadoes were the most severe in the area s history and declared a state of emergency. james reynolds reports. this amazon warehouse in edwardsville in the state of illinois was ripped apart by the storm.
Kentucky. this is remarkable damage. we spoke to a state trooper recently who said they are still undergoing rescues which means they believe there are still people inside that wreckage. that is the case for mayfield, kentucky and area around it. there are more than 50 people known to be dead as a result of 32 tornadoes that touched down from yesterday evening until this morning. early this morning. there are fears more than 100 people could be dead. rescues are still under way. there is an amazon warehouse in edwardsville, illinois. several deaths reported there. i want to bring in ryan henson in illinois. ryan, what is the situation where you are? reporter: it is a search and rescue mission here. i ll step out of the way to give you an idea. that is the amazon facility. that wall right there which is no more than a length of the