{"id":1108931,"date":"2021-12-11T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T17:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1108931"},"modified":"2021-12-11T12:59:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T17:59:18","slug":"tornadoes-ravage-the-south-midwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tornadoes-ravage-the-south-midwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornadoes ravage the South, Midwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftornadoes-ravage-the-south-midwest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1108931&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2609662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2609662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TOPSHOT \u2013 First responders surround an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville, Illinois, on December 10, 2021, after it was hit by a tornado. (Photo by TIM VIZER\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:52 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, December 11, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The death toll has continued to climb as more than 30 tornadoes tore through five Southern and Midwest states overnight. Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky reported deaths, injuries and damages Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the tornadoes are estimated to have been EF4s, which qualify as one of the strongest weather events on earth.<\/p>\n<p>An Amazon warehouse collapsed in Illinois, leaving dozens of employees trapped inside. Further, in Missouri, at least one person was killed and three more injured when a tornado struck down in St. Charles County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the most significant event that I can recall in a good long while here in our community,\u201d said first responder Kyle Gaines. \u201cBut thankfully, we do have a large number of first responders both on our ambulance side, as well as the fire protection side that are well trained in a variety of rescue tactics that we\u2019re utilizing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Arkansas, two people died and at lease five were injured after the roof of a nursing home was ripped off. In addition, Kentucky was hit especially hard, prompting Gov. Andy Beshear (D) to declare a state of emergency for his state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through Kentucky and five other U.S. states, killing dozens of people and leaving a trail of destruction. The primary tornado traveled more than 227 miles across the state, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NXwnqNNbhS\">https:\/\/t.co\/NXwnqNNbhS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fi9h0Lg0hK\">pic.twitter.com\/fi9h0Lg0hK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1469687165206425601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One tornado reportedly stayed on the ground for more than 200 miles. The governor confirmed that more than 70 people have been killed, but the death toll could well exceed 100, far surpassing the previous worst storm to hit the state almost 50 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe our death toll from this event will exceed 50 Kentuckians, probably end up closer to 70 to 100 lost lives,\u201d said Beshear. \u201cRemember, each of these are children of God, irreplaceable to their families and to their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over 50,000 people in Kentucky alone are without power due to the storms.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also described a roof collapsing at a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky as a \u201cdire situation.\u201d He said as many as 110 people may have been in the building.<\/p>\n<p>Though rescue efforts are currently underway, the death toll is expected to rise due to all of the heavy machinery and caustic materials inside the factory.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gov-hochul-institutes-mask-mandate-in-n-y\/\">Gov. Hochul Institutes Mask Mandate In N.Y.<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOPSHOT \u2013 First responders surround an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville, Illinois, on December 10, 2021, after it was hit by a tornado. 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