Tornado Usa, 93 i morti. Stato di emergenza in Kentucky

Ancora in corso le operazioni di ricerca per trovare i superstiti sotto le macerie degli edifici crollati a causa dei cicloni che si sono abbattuti sul Centro e sul Sud del Paese. "Una tragedia inimmaginabile", ha detto il presidente Joe Biden. Rasa al suolo la cittadina di Mayfair, Kentucky. Morti 6 dipendenti di un magazzino Amazon in Illinois

epa09637499 An aerial photo made with a drone shows widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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Sono almeno 93 le morti causate dal tornado che, tra venerdì 10 e sabato 11 dicembre, si è abbattuto sul centro e sul sud degli Stati Uniti, colpendo in particolare Arkansas, Missisippi, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee e Kentucky. A riportarlo è la CNN. "Siamo di fronte a una tragedia inimmaginabile, ancora non sappiamo quante vite sono state perdute, né le reali proporzioni dei danni", ha commentato il presidente degli Stati Uniti Joe Biden, che punta il dito contro il cambiamento climatico

GUARDA IL VIDEO: Tornado usa, governatore Kentucky: la devastazione

epa09637507 An aerial photo made with a drone shows widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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Continua la ricerca delle forze dell’ordine per trovare i superstiti dispersi tra le rovine e le macerie degli edifici distrutti dalla forza del vento, che ha toccato i 150 chilometri orari

Tornado usa, 6 morti in magazzino Amazon Illinois

epa09637508 An aerial photo made with a drone shows widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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Simbolo della catastrofe è diventata la cittadina di Mayfield, Kentucky. Appena 10mila abitanti, è stata rasa al suolo dai cicloni. Le autorità locali descrivono uno scenario apocalittico: quartieri interamente distrutti, edifici storici crollati, alberi sradicati dal terreno, automobili rovesciate nei campi che circondano il centro abitato

Usa, tornado in 6 Stati: in Kentucky si temono fino a 100 morti

epa09637505 An aerial photo made with a drone shows people starting to clean up from widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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Almeno 40 persone – su un totale di 110 – sono state tratte in salvo da quello che resta della fabbrica di candele dove lavoravano

Tornado negli Stati Uniti: decine di morti

epa09637509 An aerial photo made with a drone shows widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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“Sembra una zona di guerra” scrive sul suo profilo Twitter Matt Stone, fotogiornalista del Louisville Courier-Journal

epa09637516 An aerial photo made with a drone shows widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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Solo nel Kentucky, ha detto il governatore Andy Beshear, il bilancio definitivo potrebbe portare il numero di morti sopra i 100. Nello Stato è stato dichiarato lo stato di emergenza, approvato dal presidente Biden

epa09637514 An aerial photo made with a drone shows widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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La corsa contro il tempo per salvare i sopravvissuti continua anche in Illinois dove, a Edwardsville, sono almeno sei i dipendenti di un magazzino Amazon che hanno perso la vita per il crollo del tetto dell’edificio dove lavoravano

epa09637519 An aerial photo made with a drone shows widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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Il Ceo del gigante di e-commerce, Andy Jassy, ha detto di avere “il cuore spezzato” per quanto successo

epa09637522 An aerial photo made with a drone shows widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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In Tennessee, il bilancio delle vittime accertate è salito almeno a quattro: due nella contea di Lake, una in quella di Shelby e una in quella di Obion

epa09637518 An aerial photo made with a drone shows widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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Altri due morti confermati nel Missouri

epa09637526 An aerial photo made with a drone shows widespread destruction of homes and businesses after tornadoes moved through the area leaving destruction and death across six states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. According to early reports as many as 75 to 100 people lost their lives in Kentucky with more dead in Arkansas in the storms on 10 December. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

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Diverse zone in questi Stati sono intanto rimaste al buio, lasciando senza corrente elettrica almeno 300 mila abitazioni. Molte vie di comunicazione, strade e ferrovie, sono interrotte

epa09637535 A view of damage caused by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. Large storms overnight in the area generated multiple tornados and have reportedly killed as many as 70 people, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. EPA/ADDISON LEBOUTILLIER

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Il blackout potrebbe durare per giorni, mentre all'orizzonte c'è anche l'allarme per l'approvvigionamento di cibo e acqua. In molte delle zone colpite è scattato il coprifuoco, anche per evitare fenomeni di sciacallaggio

epa09637538 People look over damage caused by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. Large storms overnight in the area generated multiple tornados and have reportedly killed as many as 70 people, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. EPA/ADDISON LEBOUTILLIER

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Il timore è che nelle prossime ore le condizioni atmosferiche portino a nuovi fenomeni devastanti. La popolazione è stata invitata a prendere riparo in rifugi attrezzati, dove possibile

epa09637537 A child s toy amongst damage caused by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, USA, 11 December 2021. Large storms overnight in the area generated multiple tornados and have reportedly killed as many as 70 people, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. EPA/ADDISON LEBOUTILLIER

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