JUST IN: Kentucky Gov. Beshear updates from death toll tornado outbreak: 'We believe it will certainly be above 70, maybe even 80,' but 'it may be a week or even more before we have a final count.'
MORE: Tornado victims include district judge, workers at candle factory and Amazon distribution center"I definitely had the fear that I wasn't gonna make it," she added."It's a miracle any of us got out of there."An aerial view of the damage to the candle factory after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several states, in Mayfield, Ky., Dec. 11, 2021.
The mayor said her city lost its sewage treatment plant and a water tower, in addition to many homes and businesses. Mayfield still has no power, natural gas or flowing water, according to O'Nan. When the tornado touched down on Friday night, O'Nan said she took shelter in the basement of her home and waited there until she heard it pass overhead.A few minutes later, O'Nan said, she got a call from the city's fire chief saying he couldn't get the firetrucks or ambulances out of the bay at the fire station, because the doors wouldn't open.
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