By Canadian Press

Multiple People Dead following Tornados

Multiple People Dead following Tornados and Severe Weather in the US

Dec 10, 2021 | 9:22 PM

Medicine Hat, AB–There are reports multiple people are dead after tornados and severe weather ripped through several states overnight.

In Kentucky, a storm struck a candle factory while in Illnois at least one person died at an Amazon facility after the roof was ripped off.  Rescue crews are on scene.

Tennessee was also hit with severe weather which has resulted in fatalities.

At least two people were killed Friday night when a reported tornado ripped through an Arkansas nursing home, and emergency crews in southern Illinois were also responding to reports of injuries at an Amazon warehouse after a roof collapsed amid storms there.

Craighead County Judge Marvin Day told KAIT-TV that at least five others were injured and 20 people were trapped after the tornado struck the Monette Manor area in northeast Arkansas. A call by The Associated Press to the county office wasn’t immediately returned.

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The TV station reported that emergency crews from Trumann, and police and firefighters from Jonesboro were headed to the area to assist. The nursing home has about 90 beds.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson also tweeted Friday night that a tornado had struck in Mississippi County.

There were several reports of tornadoes spotted or on the ground in parts of the Midwest. There was also inclement weather in Edwardsville, Illinois, where crews were responding to the Amazon warehouse there amid reports of people injured or trapped. The extent of the damage or injuries wasn’t immediately clear.

More to come

The Associated Press