The governor of the US state of Kentucky has warned that more than 50 people are thought to have been killed by tornadoes overnight.
More than 100 people were inside a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, when the tornado hit, the New York Times reported.
Beshear's estimates were preliminary, he noted. State officials likely wouldn't be able to assess the damage until daybreak.
It's likely to go down as "the most significant tornado event in Kentucky's history," though, he said. Four likely tornadoes hit multiple counties across the state, with one single storm ripping through southwestern Tennessee and the western half of the Bluegrass State.
Tens of thousands without power
Around 56,000 people were without power in the immediate aftermath of Saturday's massive tornado event, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
The hardest-hit areas were in Western Kentucky, where a tornado that traveled more than 200 miles is believed to have caused upwards of 50 deaths. Outage numbers from some counties were unavailable as of 7 a.m., but Beshear's presentation cited Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Ohio counties as among the hardest hit.
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