At Least 64 People Confirmed Dead in Kentucky After Barrage of Tornadoes

At Least 64 People Confirmed Dead in Kentucky After Barrage of Tornadoes
The First United Methodist Church is seen destroyed at sunrise in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Ky., in this picture taken with a drone, on Dec. 13, 2021. Adrees Latif/Reuters
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MAYFIELD, Ky.—At least 64 people, including six children, lost their lives in Kentucky after a raft of tornadoes tore through six states, with power still out for thousands and strangers welcoming survivors who lost everything into their homes.

While the toll from the deadly twisters was lower than initially feared, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said he expects it to increase as searchers continue to sift through a flattened landscape of twisted metal, downed trees, and homes reduced to rubble.