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In the United States, Joe Biden will travel to the area devastated by the tornadoes that killed 88 people in the central and southern parts of the country. To fully understand the violence of the phenomenon, it is necessary to know that certain objects were found carried away more than 200 km. In this immense chaos, there is fortunately some good news, some unexpected rescues.
A family candle-making factory reduced to piles of rubble, transformed into a vast field of ruins. That evening, stuck under the rubble, one of the employees called for help on social networks. After two hours of anguish, she will finally be rescued.
Traumatized, this woman tells how she managed to save herself. “My arm was twisted, to free my feet I had to take off my two shoes. Then I saw a light and I climbed on my own”, describes Felisa Lynn. The ultimate symbol of the violence of this tornado, this family photo. Carried away by the winds, she traveled more than 200 km from Kentucky to Indiana. A treasure now returned to its owners.
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