8 people killed, others missing in Mayfield, US tornadoes

Eight people were confirmed dead and eight were still missing on Sunday at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, as a result of a recent strong hurricane spree in the United States, an official at the owner’s company said.

“There were some early reports that as many as 70 could be dead in the factory. One is too many, but we thank God that the number is turning out to be far, far fewer,” company spokesperson Bob Ferguson told Reuters.

Kentucky is the most affected by the recent strong tornadoe surge in areas in the southern and western United States.

Mayfield, a city of 10,000 people, was transformed by hurricanes into a square full of damaged and destroyed buildings, scattered debris and collapsed trees with their roots.

E.M