Search for tornado survivors continues after devastating storms
ABC News
As rescue workers combed miles of splintered houses and commercial buildings for survivors and the dead across six states devastated by a string of tornadoes.
As rescue workers combed miles of splintered houses and commercial buildings for survivors and the dead in Kentucky and five other states devastated by a string of tornadoes, stories of horror and resilience emerged on Sunday.
Sunday services were being planned in the parking lot of a Kentucky church that stood no more. A man who was buried alive with co-workers in a collapsed candle factory spoke of how he defied death. And an overwhelmed fire chief in one of the hardest-hit towns cited hazards facing his crews as they geared up for another day of searching through the rubble, hoping to find someone still alive.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at least 70 people were killed in western Kentucky, and the death toll from what he described as "the most devastating tornado event in our state's history" could exceed 100.
"I pray that there will be another rescue. I pray that there will be another one or two," Beshear said at a news conference on Saturday.
