At least 74 people in Kentucky have died after a weekend tornado outbreak across eight states in the Midwest and South. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the numbers will move because 'we have several of our towns in rubble.'
Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters the death toll figures come from emergency management officials and may differ from what county coroners are reporting.The governor said at a Monday afternoon news conference the numbers will move because"we have several of our towns in rubble."In addition to the deaths in Kentucky, 109 residents remain unaccounted for, Beshear said.
The oldest victim identified in Warren County is Mae F. White, 77. Family businesses are demolishedJust five hours before a tornado shredded the city of Mayfield, children had packed Gibson's Pharmacy for the annual visit from Santa Claus. 'The whole town is gone'"The lobby was fully of families. My kids were in there," said Sam Brown, whose father purchased the pharmacy 38 years ago -- the year Brown was born.
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