Multiple tornadoes that ravaged across six US states claiming more than 80 lives. The state that saw the most devastation is Kentucky, where it is believed the storms killed more than 60 people. A state of emergency has now been declared in the state. At least six died in an Amazon warehouse in Illinois where they were on the night shift processing orders ahead of Christmas. President Joe Biden promised the full assistance of the federal government and said he planned to travel to the affected areas.
Tornado damage is seen after extreme weather hit the region December 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. - Dozens of devastating tornadoes roared through five US states overnight, leaving more than 80 people dead Saturday in what President Joe Biden said was "one of the largest" storm outbreaks in history. -- Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP
Tornado damage is seen after extreme weather hit the region December 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. - Dozens of devastating tornadoes roared through five US states overnight, leaving more than 80 people dead Saturday in what President Joe Biden said was "one of the largest" storm outbreaks in history. -- Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP
Tornado damage is seen after extreme weather hit the region December 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. - Dozens of devastating tornadoes roared through five US states overnight, leaving more than 80 people dead Saturday in what President Joe Biden said was "one of the largest" storm outbreaks in history. -- Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP
Tornado damage is seen as the sun sets after extreme weather hit the region in Bowling Green Kentucky, December 11, 2021. - Dozens of devastating tornadoes roared through five US states overnight, leaving more than 80 people dead Saturday in what President Joe Biden said was "one of the largest" storm outbreaks in history. -- Photo: Gunnar Word / AFP
Tornado damage is seen after extreme weather hit the region December 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. - Dozens of devastating tornadoes roared through five US states overnight, leaving more than 80 people dead Saturday in what President Joe Biden said was "one of the largest" storm outbreaks in history. -- Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP
A boat sits at rest after being sucked out of a marine dealership by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, on December 11, 2021. - Tornadoes ripped through five US states overnight, leaving more than 70 people dead Saturday in Kentucky and causing multiple fatalities at an Amazon warehouse in Illinois that suffered "catastrophic damage" with around 100 people trapped inside. The western Kentucky town of Mayfield was "ground zero" of the storm -- a scene of "massive devastation," one official said. -- Photo: John Amis / AFP
Tornado damage is seen after extreme weather hit the region December 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Kentucky. - Dozens of devastating tornadoes roared through five US states overnight, leaving more than 80 people dead Saturday in what President Joe Biden said was "one of the largest" storm outbreaks in history. -- Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP
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