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Crews are going done the rubble aft 1 of the worst tornado events successful caller memory.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday helium expects the decease toll from Friday's devastating storms to "exceed 100."
"This is the deadliest tornado lawsuit we've ever had," Beshear said. "I deliberation it's going to beryllium the longest and deadliest tornado lawsuit successful U.S. history."
Thousands of Kentuckians are inactive without power. Many others don't person a location close now.
Here's however readers tin assistance those successful the Bluegrass State with tornado alleviation efforts:
Donate online to catastrophe alleviation funds:
Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund: Beshear established the alleviation money to assistance on-the-ground efforts and supply alleviation to families that are going to request to rebuild.
Western KY Red Cross Disaster Relief Fundraiser: Facebook has offered to wage each processing fees truthful 100% of donations spell straight to the nonprofit.
United Way of Kentucky: A catastrophe betterment money has been acceptable up to enactment Kentucky communities successful request of assistance. The enactment says 100% of funds received volition spell straight to the betterment efforts successful affected communities.
Global Giving: Midwest US Tornado Relief Fund
UK College of Medicine's Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund
Kentucky Voluntary Organizations Active successful Disaster
Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief
Mayfield Graves County Tornado Relief
Other Fundraisers Verified by GoFundMe
Other ways to donate:
American Red Cross: Text REDCROSS to 90999 to springiness $10 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief.
- Call 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) to donate by telephone via recognition card
Kentucky State Police: Call (270) 297-7772 oregon (270) 331-0945
Aspire Appalachia: Send donations to paypal@aspireappalachia.org (indicate tornado relief) oregon PO Box 1255, Jackson, KY 41339.
Those who would similar to message successful a donation should marque checks payable to Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet. In the memo line, enactment the donation is for the "Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund." Send checks to Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, 200 Mero Street, 5th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40622.
Volunteer to assistance alleviation efforts:
American Red Cross (Kentucky Region)
Kentucky State Police, Post 1: Call (270) 331-1979
Catalyst Church: 114 Kings Dr. successful Mayfield, KY. Call (270) 356-1191
Bowling Green Community Action Center: 171 Center St., Bowling Green, KY. Call (270) 782-4437
South Warren High School: 8140 Nashville Road successful Bowling Green, KY. Call (270) 467-7500
Bremen Fire Department: 51 College St., Bremen, KY. Call (270) 525-6002
This communicative was primitively published by Scripps presumption WLEX successful Lexington, Kentucky.
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