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Death toll reaches 70 after tornadoes rip through 6 US states
Updated On: 12 December, 2021 11:10 AM IST | Washington | IANS
It was the worst tornado that touched down in Arkansas and stayed on the ground for about 223 miles into Kentucky, and most likely the longest reported tornado in history, local media reported
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Death toll may increase to 100 after at least 30 tornadoes swept through the six US states of Arkansas, Mississippi, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri, according to authorities.
A candle factory in Kentucky has been completely destroyed, Xinhua news agency quoted the local media as saying on Saturday. "There were about 110 people in it (candle factory) at the time that the tornado hit it," Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said.
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