Shocking satellite images have emerged showing the devastation left behind from one of the largest tornado outbreaks in US history.
The Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory, which was destroyed, features in a series of before-and-after satellite photographs which reveal the scale of the devastation in the US states of Kentucky and Arkansas after they were hit with a string of tornadoes.
The satellite images, taken by Maxar Technologies, show collapsed buildings, scorched earth and other end-of-the-world type scenes. Its roof had collapsed during the storm, trapping 110 employees. An estimated 40 people have been rescued, but hopes were dimming for those still trapped.Downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, and before the tornado on January 28, 2017. Picture: AFP/Maxar Technologies“It looks like a bomb has exploded in our community,” Mayfield resident Alex Goodman told AFP.
On Broadway, the main street in this town of 10,000 people, old red brick buildings that were once a source of local pride were shattered by the storm.
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