By Alaa Elassar
An aerial photo shows (click here) the destruction of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory after tornadoes moved through the area in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday night.
Parsons-Perez was one of many workers trapped under the rubble of a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, after it was struck by a tornado late Friday.
"It happened so fast," Parsons-Perez told CNN, describing the onslaught of destruction the tornado waged at the factory. "We all just rocked back and forth, and then boom, everything fell on us."
That tornado was one of at least 50 that struck eight states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee. The winds knocked out power lines, ripped roofs off buildings and in some cases decimated communities.
More than 100 people are feared dead, including at least 80 in Kentucky, according to state and local officials....
It took everything Kyanna Parsons-Perez (click here) had to keep from panicking after heavy winds collapsed the building she was in and pinned her to the ground under piles of heavy debris.
Parsons-Perez was one of many workers trapped under the rubble of a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, after it was struck by a tornado late Friday.
"It happened so fast," Parsons-Perez told CNN, describing the onslaught of destruction the tornado waged at the factory. "We all just rocked back and forth, and then boom, everything fell on us."
That tornado was one of at least 50 that struck eight states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee. The winds knocked out power lines, ripped roofs off buildings and in some cases decimated communities.
More than 100 people are feared dead, including at least 80 in Kentucky, according to state and local officials....
