tornado aftermath survivors search devastation bicycle
tornado aftermath survivors search devastation bicycle

Desperate search and rescue efforts continued Sunday morning as the extent of the damage from catastrophic tornadoes that ripped through Kentucky and other states became clear.

At least 29 people died as devastating twisters destroyed a candle factory in Kentucky, battered a nursing home in Arkansas, leveled an Amazon distribution center in Illinois and wreaked havoc in Tennessee and Missouri, according to an NBC News tally. The figure is expected to rise as cleanup efforts continue.

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