Tornadoes in Kentucky claimed the lives of several children: the youngest dead was 2 months

A tornado in Kentucky took the life of a two-month-old girl: she became the youngest victim of the disaster, reports INDEPENDENTLY.

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“At least I know who will look after you up there for me. My dad. God, this doesn’t all seem real,” the girl’s father wrote on social networks.

The two-month-old girl became one of the youngest victims of a tornado in Kentucky and five neighboring states.

She died from injuries sustained during a tornado.

Oaklynn Coon died on December 13, according to her parents Douglas and Jackie.

Her hometown, Dawson Springs, was hit by a deadly tornado in the evening on December 10.

She was taken to the hospital.

The family said she had several seizures and doctors said she may have had a stroke.

Shortly before her death, the family wrote: “The little ones don't look good at all. The devices keep her alive. Her head was very swollen. She has no activity. "

“I’m in shock and completely heartbroken,” one parent wrote on a shared account.

Oaklynn was in the bathroom with her family, strapped into a car seat, when a tornado hit the house, which threw the entire family out of the house.

According to the parents, they ended up in a neighbor's house.

Brother Oaklynn Dallas was also taken to the hospital.

On December 12 he was cured and discharged.

The family's house was completely destroyed.

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Dawson Springs Mayor Chris Smiley said he estimated that about 75 percent of the city was razed to the ground.

"This is the worst thing I've ever seen," he said. "It's just terrible."

In the small town, at least 14 people have died and more than 100 are missing, according to Nick Bailey, director of emergency situations for Hopkins County.

But authorities hope that many of the missing have fled the city without notifying officials.

Bailey added that "hundreds and hundreds" in Dawson Springs, a city of about 3000, had lost their homes.

“At this point, almost the entire city has been evacuated,” he said.

In the state, 74 people were killed, 105 people were missing.

Three Amish children were orphaned by a tornado that completely destroyed parts of Kentucky, including their home in Graves County. TheSun.

Jacob and Emma Gingerich lived a simple life with their five kids in a trailer.

Neighbors reported that when the hurricane began, their trailer “exploded” and the family took to the air.

Emma's body was found a few steps away from her crying little son Ben, who was bruised but alive.

Two other children, eight-year-old Ammon and three-year-old Sarah, also survived.

The surviving children lost both parents and a sibling: Marilyn, seven, and Daniel, four.

The current tornado death toll is over 90 in five states.

There have been two deaths in Arkansas: a 94-year-old veteran died in a nursing home, and another person reportedly died in a store in Lichville, but the identity of the victim has not been released.

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In Kentucky, the death toll is rising rapidly.

Among those killed is a three-year-old toddler who died when a tornado destroyed his Mayfield, Kentucky home.

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