The Aftermath of the Devastating Tornado Outbreak in Kentucky

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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  • A bird's-eye view of a little downtown with the majority of the structures harmed or flattened by a twister.

    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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  • A guy strolls through the wreckage of a damaged home bring a number of little products implied to be Christmas presents.

    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 prevalent wreckage and a damaged structure.

    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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  • 2 trees, their smaller sized branches and leaves removed away, stand amongst particles, covered in big sheets of aluminum and material.

    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 bird's-eye view of a factory constructing a flattened by a twister.

    A basic view of the damage and particles of a candle light factory, seen in Mayfield
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  • A number of individuals stand together in prayer next to a cars and truck, on a roadway filled with twister particles.

    Members of a regional objective group pray with a citizen that made it through the twister in Mayfield.
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  • Numerous individuals stroll on a hillside next to 2 hindered railway cars and trucks.

    Regional locals stroll past the scene of a train derailment in Earlington, Kentucky, on December 11.
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  • Storm particles lies scattered throughout railway tracks.

    Particles lies scattered throughout railway tracks in Mayfield.
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  • Individuals deal with a train that has actually been blown over onto its side along a railway track.

    Individuals operate at the scene of a train derailment in Earlington.
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  • 2 individuals keep an eye out throughout a big field of particles.

    Individuals check the remains of a damaged service in Mayfield.
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  • Lots of cars and trucks drive down a primary street with structure particles seen on either side of the roadway.

    Traffic supports in the middle of twister particles and clean-up efforts in Mayfield.
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  • A bird's-eye view of prevalent twister damage amongst homes and structures.

    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 an extensive field of particles with bare trees in the background.

    An individual strolls through the remains of numerous home systems in Mayfield.
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  • A traveler van sits upside down in the middle of a field surrounded by particles.

    A reversed traveler van rests in an empty field in a rural community in Mayfield.
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  • Storm particles fills a kids's play area. Aluminum sheets are twisted around a basketball hoop.

    A play ground in a greatly broken community is seen at dawn in Dawson Springs on December 12.
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  • Particles from a storm-damaged storage facility drifts in a close-by pond.

    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 recuperate possessions from an entirely ruined home.

    Individuals work inside a ruined house in Mayfield.
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    Cheney Orr/ Reuters

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  • A mail box and a pickup stand amongst big stacks of particles.

    A mail box stands in front of a website where a house when stood in Earlington.
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  • Individuals move water bottles from the back of a pickup.

    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 sits amongst particles.

    A ruined post-office delivery van is seen after severe weather condition struck Mayfield.
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  • One guy rests on a deck under a blanket while another beings in a backyard by a makeshift fire pit, boiling eggs and attempting to keep warm.

    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 street indication lies sideways amongst twister particles, beside a structure with a mural painted on it that states

    A view of the twister damage in Mayfield
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  • A view from inside a storm-damaged church, its roofing detached, with stars noticeable in the sky

    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, about a lots homes greatly harmed or totally ruined

    A bird’s-eye view of the damage in Mayfield, seen on December 11
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  • Individuals stroll down a street amongst greatly broken structures and homes.

    Tornado-damaged structures stand in an area in Mayfield.
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  • 2 individuals rest on a storm-flattened wall of a home, enticing a German shepherd up from an open window.

    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, hardly, leaning greatly amongst storm particles.

    A storm-damaged home stands crookedly in Mayfield.
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  • About a lots emergency situation employees are seen standing in a huge stack of particles from a storm-flattened factory.

    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 littles fiberglass insulation.

    Individuals stroll throughout a yard covered with little bits of fiberglass insulation in Mayfield.
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  • A couple welcomes beside a roadway with great deals of storm damage noticeable behind them.

    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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