far. we ll be speaking to one of them later. yesterday on the show, we spoke to somebody who had been rescued from inside that factory and she was very worried that there would be a lot more people who may not have survived that. in the nearby city of bowling green, kentucky. the coroner s office has confirmed 12 storm-related fatalities. here s kentucky s democratic governor, andy bashir, reflecting on the devastation. that s hometown of dawson springs, population 2,700. they re going to lose a whole lot of people. one block from my grandparent s house. there s no house standing. there s no house standing. and we don t know where all of those people are. that s kentucky. let s talk about illinois now. in illinois, six workers were killed at an amazon warehouse in a town of edwardsville, illinois. it s basically a northeast suburb of st. louis. it s across the mississippi river from st. louis. the structure s roof was ripped
confused and stunned by exactly what they have endured, what many of them have survived. the governor of kentucky was here earlier today. my dad s hometown of dawsons springs, population 2,700, they re going to lose a whole lot of people. one block from my grandparents house, there s no house standing. there s no house standing. we don t know where all those people are. reporter: and, pamela, you walk up into some of these neighborhoods, you can see the front steps to a concrete porch and beyond that, there is nothing. and it goes on for several miles through the heart of this town of dawsons springs. pamela. thank you so much. cnn political commentator and dawsons springs, kentucky,
state park to house the people who have been left homeless by this storm. the medical examiner here in hopkins county tells us that this storm killed ten people in this area and the neighborhood that we are in is one of the hardest hit in the county. earlier today, the governor of kentucky came here to dawson springs. my dad s hometown of dawson springs. population 2,700. they re going to lose a lot of people. one block from my grandparents house, there s no house standing. there s no house standing and we don t know where all those people are. and, pamela, we got here late this afternoon as the sun was starting to set. we re on a hill top overlooking. as far as we can see, this kind of destruction that you see behind me, the magnitude of this storm here and the intensity of it and what it has done to this
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whatever they could muster to find and pull from debris. these heartbreaking scenes have been playing out throughout the day here in this community. earlier today, the governor of kentucky paid a visit. my dad s hometown of dawson springs. population 2700. they re going to lose a whole lot of people. one block from my grandparents house. there s no house standing. there s no house standing and we don t know where all those people are. pamela, we re here on a hill top. the cell reception has been very spotty, power is out. this is a city that is left in complete darkness tonight. there has been a shelter set up in some cottages at a nearby state park to help the many people who have been left homeless. and before the night fell for good, we spoke with one gentleman who described, he was coming back and trying to pick out some belongings from the