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US: Rescuers search for survivors after devastating tornadoes tear through several states

<span style="color: #222222;">In the United States, a desperate search for survivors is underway in six states devastated by powerful tornadoes that is feared to have left at least 100 people dead.<br />''<br />''Dozens more people are missing and entire towns were destroyed on Friday when about 30 tornadoes struck Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and Illinois states of United States.<br />''<br />''President Joe Biden has declared a disaster in Kentucky, which is the worst-affected state. More than 70 people have died in Kentucky, including dozens in a candle factory.<br />''<br />''Forty people have been rescued from the collapsed candle factory in Mayfield but 60 more remain missing. Tens of thousands of people in the state remain without power and water.<br />''<br />''Tornadoes also collapsed an Amazon warehouse at Edwardsville in Illinois, killing six people. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he was heartbroken over the loss of his team mates. </span><br />

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