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Potret Sedih Warga AS Diterjang Tornado, Terburuk Sejak 1920

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Senin, 13/12/2021 12:40 WIB

Tornado ganas menyerang Amerika Serikat (AS) akhir pekan. Diperkirakan ratusan orang tewas dalam peristiwa yang terburuk melanda AS sejak 1920 itu.

1/7 Local residents Darlene Easterwood and Tim Evans embrace after taking part in an outdoor Sunday service with members of First Christian Church and First Presbyterian Church in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. December 12, 2021. Both churches were left extensively damaged. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Penduduk setempat Darlene Easterwood dan Tim Evans berpelukan setelah mengambil bagian dalam kebaktian Minggu di luar ruangan bersama anggota First Christian Church dan First Presbyterian Church setelah tornado di Mayfield, Kentucky, AS, Minggu (12/12/2021). REUTERS/Adrees Latif

2/7 Local residents Darlene Easterwood and Tim Evans embrace after taking part in an outdoor Sunday service with members of First Christian Church and First Presbyterian Church in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. December 12, 2021. Both churches were left extensively damaged. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Badai Tornado ganas menyerang Amerika Serikat (AS), Jumat (10/12/2021) dan Sabtu (11/12/2021). Diperkirakan ratusan orang tewas dalam peristiwa yang terburuk melanda AS sejak 1920 itu. (REUTERS/Cheney Orr)

3/7 Local residents Darlene Easterwood and Tim Evans embrace after taking part in an outdoor Sunday service with members of First Christian Church and First Presbyterian Church in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. December 12, 2021. Both churches were left extensively damaged. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Mengutip badan darurat setempat, badai Tornado ini merupakan angin puting beliung terpanjang dalam sejarah Amerika hingga 370 kilometer. Ada delapan negara bagian yang terdampak antara lain Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, dan yang terparah Kentucky. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

4/7 Local residents Darlene Easterwood and Tim Evans embrace after taking part in an outdoor Sunday service with members of First Christian Church and First Presbyterian Church in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. December 12, 2021. Both churches were left extensively damaged. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Di negara bagian Kentucky, badai meledakkan kereta barang degan berat 100.000 kilogram. Alun-alun, rumah dan pusat bisnis hancur dalam semalam. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

5/7 Local residents Darlene Easterwood and Tim Evans embrace after taking part in an outdoor Sunday service with members of First Christian Church and First Presbyterian Church in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. December 12, 2021. Both churches were left extensively damaged. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

"Badai ini mungkin yang paling mematikan di negara bagian itu sejak 1974," kata Direktur Darurat Kentucky Michael Dossett, dikutip Reuters, Senin (13/12/2021). REUTERS/Cheney Orr

6/7 Local residents Darlene Easterwood and Tim Evans embrace after taking part in an outdoor Sunday service with members of First Christian Church and First Presbyterian Church in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. December 12, 2021. Both churches were left extensively damaged. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Gubernur Kentucky mengumumkan keadaan darurat dan menerjunkan 189 pasukan semi militer, Garda Nasional. Di wilayah ini saja, sekitar 100 orang lebih diyakini tewas akibat badai. REUTERS/Cheney Orr

7/7 Local residents Darlene Easterwood and Tim Evans embrace after taking part in an outdoor Sunday service with members of First Christian Church and First Presbyterian Church in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. December 12, 2021. Both churches were left extensively damaged. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

"Kehancuran itu tidak seperti apa pun yang saya lihat dalam hidup saya dan saya kesulitan mengungkapkannya dengan kata-kata," kata Beshear pada konferensi pers. REUTERS/Adrees Latif