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At least four tornadoes landed in Kentucky. One of them spread over 200 miles and caused great damage to many counties.

In Mayfield, one of the hardest-hit areas, 110 people were working when a candle factory collapsed. Only 40 people were rescued.

"I've been to Hurricane Irma, it's even the center of the storm, and it's not that bad. It's totally crazy," Damien Roberts said.

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Roberts and his roommate were sitting on this porch when the tornado hit on Friday night.

"The lights flickered once, and then the whole city was completely dark. You can see the tornado coming, right below. It looks blue. Just like when the sky lights up, it looks blue." Roberts said.

Roberts and his roommate ran in and hid in the closet.

"The whole closet was shaking, the house was shaking, and I couldn't stop praying, man. I kept praying. After the collision, man, it was fast, but it sounded like a freight train," Robert Miller said.

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A piece of wood is embedded in the wall of the closet. A roommate's car was hit on the house and their roof was torn off.

"So the first thing, after everyone is well, I think we need to go out to help people. We went out about three doors and we helped pull an old lady. When I saw her, I almost cried. Because it's bad, but it's the craziest thing I have ever experienced." Roberts said.

The roommate was two miles from the tornado path of the Mayfield Consumer Goods Candle Factory, where 70 employees were presumed dead.

"It's difficult. If one doesn't believe in God, now is a good time," Vernon Evans said.

The death toll elsewhere in Mayfield is unclear. On Saturday, volunteers checked residents from house to house.

"It's devastating. It's devastating. It's so sad, so sad," Mary Dixon said.

The tornado also swept through Mayfield’s city centre, destroyed or severely damaged historic buildings, blew down the windows of City Hall and the police station, and tore down the roof of the fire department.

For Dixon, this is a place she has been familiar with all her life, and now it has changed forever.

"This is a great community, and everyone will get involved and help us get back to normal," she said.

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