Late on December 11, several twisters touched down in a line that raved throughout numerous Midwest states, leaving a path of extensive damage and triggering a minimum of 80 deaths. A few of the heaviest damage occurred in a variety of little neighborhoods in Kentucky, particularly the town of Mayfield, where a factory and the majority of the downtown location were flattened. Gathered listed below are images from Mayfield and the surrounding area, where survivors are looking for the missing out on, evaluating the damage, and beginning a long healing effort.
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In this bird’s-eye view, houses and services sit ruined after a twister ripped through town the previous night, on December 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky.
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Mart Egbert gathers Christmas presents suggested for his grandchildren from what is left of his house in Dawson Springs, Kentucky.
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An overhead view of the damage in Mayfield after a destructive break out of twisters ripped through numerous U.S. states on December 11.
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Particles is seen twisted around harmed trees as emergency situation employees explore what is left of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle light factory in Mayfield.
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A basic view of the damage and particles of a candle light factory, seen in Mayfield
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Members of a regional objective group pray with a citizen that made it through the twister in Mayfield.
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Regional locals stroll past the scene of a train derailment in Earlington, Kentucky, on December 11.
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Particles lies scattered throughout railway tracks in Mayfield.
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Individuals operate at the scene of a train derailment in Earlington.
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Individuals check the remains of a damaged service in Mayfield.
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Traffic supports in the middle of twister particles and clean-up efforts in Mayfield.
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In this bird’s-eye view, houses are seen severely harmed and ruined in Mayfield on December 11.
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An individual strolls through the remains of numerous home systems in Mayfield.
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A reversed traveler van rests in an empty field in a rural community in Mayfield.
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A play ground in a greatly broken community is seen at dawn in Dawson Springs on December 12.
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The website of a roofing system collapse at an Amazon warehouse, seen a day after a series of twisters dealt a blow to numerous U.S. states, in Edwardsville, Illinois, on December 11
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Individuals work inside a ruined house in Mayfield.
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A mail box stands in front of a website where a house when stood in Earlington.
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Volunteers dump cases of mineral water for neighborhood circulation at a mobile emergency-management center in Dawson Springs.
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A ruined post-office delivery van is seen after severe weather condition struck Mayfield.
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Christopher Bowlin, 24, sits by a fire outside his house, utilizing it to boil eggs and remain warm, in Mayfield.
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A view of the twister damage in Mayfield
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A view from inside the harmed Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mayfield on the night of December 11
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A bird’s-eye view of the damage in Mayfield, seen on December 11
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Tornado-damaged structures stand in an area in Mayfield.
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Chris Buchanan (draws Cheyenne the pet from a tornado-damaged house, with assistance from Niki Thompson, in Mayfield.
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A storm-damaged home stands crookedly in Mayfield.
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Emergency situation employees browse what is left of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle light factory after it was damaged by a twister.
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Individuals stroll throughout a yard covered with little bits of fiberglass insulation in Mayfield.
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Irene Noltner consoles Jody O’Neill outside the Lighthouse, a women-and-children’s shelter that was damaged by a twister, together with much of Mayfield’s downtown.
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