Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the U. S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition. A devastating tornado in Kentucky damaged homes, tossed vehicles and left many people homeless. Seventeen of the deaths were in Laurel County, located in the state's southeast, and one was in Pulaski County: Fire Maj a to...
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