of mayfield, kentucky. in fact, there are just a few buildings that are left standing in the town of about 10,000. the national guard and other kentucky commonwealth personnel are conducting house-to-house searches and, of course, debris removal. kentucky s governor and president biden each reassuring kentuckians that everything is being done to help. the federal government is not going to walk away. this is one of those times when we aren t democrats or republicans. sounds like hyperbole, but it s real. we re all americans. we stand together as the united states of america. just want everybody to know that you are not alone. today kentucky is absolutely united, we re united with our people, we re united to find and rescue as many as possible. let s take you straight to mayfield, kentucky, now and cnn s nadia romero. nadia has been there since very early on, soon after these
no heat for anyone. it is cold, cold, cold. if there is someone trapped inside their home, maybe in a basement or cellar, you re trying so hard to get to them, that s why it s so important to have those resources come in like the national guard going door to door to try to make sure everyone that is inside of a building that may be trapped gets out safely. so much heart ache, so much work ahead, but as we have seen time and time again, what s been heartwarming is to see neighbors helping neighbors. nadi nadia romero, thank you for your reporting. it s the before and after images that really reveal the true scale of destruction from friday night s deadly tornados. just take a look, on the left you can see drone footage of the county courthouse in mayfield, kentucky, before the storm and then on the right that is the after picture. the same area completely destroyed. to monette, arkansas, what used to be a nursing home no longer recognizable. the entire area just wiped out.
storms hit. nadia, yesterday you were speaking to people that rushed to that scene of the candle factory looking for loved ones. they were very emotional, very distraught by the destruction that they saw. have you spoken to them? have they connected with their loved ones? what are you seeing now? yeah. boris, it s so sad to have to report this, but, you know, it s been since about 3:00 a.m. yesterday morning since first responders were able to pull out a survivor from that rubble over the at the candle factory not far from where we are right now in mayfield. we interviewed a man named ivy williams, who really spoke from his heart a broken heart, speaking about his missing wife, janine williams, who was working at the candle factory trying to get some overtime, trying to get those orders out, as we are just about two weeks from the christmas holiday and her and her coworkers were in that factory when the building collapsed. it came down during that