Kentucky tornadoes: Governor provides update on recovery efforts after deadly storms | FULL

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will provide an update on Monday about the recovery efforts and the state's ongoing response to the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes that tore through multiple U.S. states Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Beshear said significant debris removal is currently underway as the damage from four tornadoes across 18 counties left "a mountain of waste" and will take months to rebuild. He said there were 64 confirmed deaths as of Monday.

Power has been restored to some homes, but around 28,000 still are without. More than 300 members of the National Guard went going door-to-door and removed debris, while teams work to distribute water and generators.

The head of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Deanne Criswell said Beshear has asked the federal government to declare the state a major federal disaster. Criswell said if the request is granted it will pave the way for additional federal resources to be provided.

The tornadoes hit Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee. More than a dozen tornadoes were reported.

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