PHOTO GALLERY: Post-tornado clean up efforts ongoing in KY and MO
Approximately two dozen people were killed last week after tornados touched down in the central U.S.
Damage to Redeemer Lutheran Church is seen on Sunday in Somerset, Ky., after a severe storm passed through the area. Associated Press / Photo by Carolyn Kaster
A devastating tornado damaged hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles, left many homeless, and killed at least 19 people in the southeastern part of Kentucky late on the evening of May 16.
Meanwhile, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said five people died, 38 were injured, and more than 5,000 homes were affected by a tornado that moved north and west of downtown. Although local, state, and federal officials are working to get the agency’s resources, it will likely take weeks before FEMA is on the ground.
Damaged and fallen trees are seen in St. Louis on Friday after severe storms, including a tornado, swept through the city. Associated Press / Photo by Michael Phillis
A woman looks out of the destroyed second floor of her family home in the Academy neighborhood of St. Louis, on Saturday, after the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado struck the city the day prior. Associated Press / Photo by Laurie Skrivan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
People survey the damage after a severe storm moved through St. Louis on Friday. Associated Press / Photo by Jeff Roberson
St. Louis residents walk outside after severe storms went through the area. Associated Press / Photo by Jeff Roberson
Part of Centennial Christian Church in St. Louis collapsed when severe storms and a tornado swept through the city. Associated Press / Photo by Michael Phillis
A man retrieves some personal papers, photos, and clothes from his home of 18 years in the Academy neighborhood of St. Louis, on Saturday. Associated Press / Photo by Laurie Skrivan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
People look through the debris of a neighbor‘s home after a tornado passed through the area in London, Ky., on Saturday. Associated Press / Photo by Carolyn Kaster
A path of destroyed homes is seen on Sunday in London, Ky., after a tornado passed through the area. Associated Press / Photo by Carolyn Kaster
A resident pauses while she looks for salvageable items in her daughter’s destroyed home in London, Ky. Associated Press / Photo by Carolyn Kaster
A destroyed home in London, Ky., is seen from above. Associated Press / Photo by Carolyn Kaster
The remains of a T-34 trainer that was destroyed by severe weather sits in a collapsed hangar at the London-Corbin Airport in London, Ky., on Monday. Associated Press / Photo by Timothy D. Easley
A destroyed air ambulance sits outside a hangar at the London-Corbin Airport. Two of the three air ambulances that serve the region were destroyed in the storms on Friday. Associated Press / Photo by Timothy D. Easley
Volunteers sort food and clothing for distribution to those affected by the storms at the command center at the London-Corbin Airport on Monday. Associated Press / Photo by Timothy D. Easley
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