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肯塔基州州长在致命龙卷风后宣布进入紧急状态,要求拜登提供帮助

  发表于 Dec 12, 2021 02:43:43 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
肯塔基州路易斯维尔——肯塔基州州长安迪·贝希尔(Andy Beshear)周六早上宣布进入紧急状态,并在一场致命的风暴一夜之间席卷蓝草州后,要求总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)寻求联邦援助。

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“这是毁灭性的,”贝希尔在新闻发布会上说,并补充说他已经在肯塔基州启动了国民警卫队。超过 180 名警卫已部署到该州受灾最严重的西肯塔基州地区。

Beshear 表示,早期估计已将肯塔基州的死亡人数定为 50,但表示可能会“显着增加”。他建议安全的居民避开工作人员正在协助紧急行动的区域和道路。

至少 30 场龙卷风的爆发造成了大范围的破坏。一个龙卷风穿过四个州,开辟了至少 220 英里的路径,如果它留在地面上,它将成为美国历史上最长的龙卷风之一。

贝希尔说,猛烈袭击肯塔基州西部的龙卷风袭击了梅菲尔德市,然后向东北移动,穿过本顿、普林斯顿、海狸水坝,并在布雷金里奇县的城镇逐渐减弱。州长说,风暴期间有 100 多人在梅菲尔德的一家蜡烛制造厂工作。该设施被夷为平地,据信是“大规模伤亡”的地点。

西肯塔基大学的所在地鲍灵格林也遭受了严重破坏,原定于周六举行的毕业典礼也被取消。

“该地区严重的龙卷风破坏正在影响 WKU 网络和电话线。 WKU 正在与所有住宿工作人员保持联系,校园内没有人员受伤的报告,”该大学在一份声明中写道。

拜登总统听取了有关风暴的简报,并在周六早上的一份声明中表示,他“正在与州和地方官员保持联系,因为搜寻幸存者和损失评估仍在继续。”

参议院共和党领袖米奇麦康奈尔在其家乡遭受毁灭性龙卷风后发表声明。

“我正在为整个英联邦遭受龙卷风破坏的生命损失和社区祈祷。感谢第一响应者和国民警卫队在这场悲剧中的勇敢努力,”麦康奈尔周六写道。

“随着我不断收到我的工作人员、地方和州官员的报告,我们将与整个肯塔基州联邦代表团合作,支持州长安迪·贝希尔 (Andy Beshear) 提出的联邦援助请求,以便为这些受灾严重的社区提供所需的资金和资源重建,”他补充说。

肯塔基州参议员兰德保罗周六发表了另一份声明,称他的团队正在与地方和州官员合作。

“我们为所有遭受昨晚可怕风暴的人感到心碎。我和我的团队将尽我们所能协助地方和州官员领导即时反应,并将积极帮助家庭、企业和官员获得恢复资源,”保罗写道。

Kentucky governor declares state of emergency after deadly tornado, asks Biden for assistance

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency early Saturday morning and asked President Joe Biden for federal assistance after a deadly storm swept through the Bluegrass State overnight.

“It's devastating,” Beshear said during a news conference, adding that he had activated the National Guard in Kentucky. More than 180 guardsmen have deployed to areas in Western Kentucky, the hardest-hit section of the state.

Beshear said early estimates have placed the death toll in Kentucky at 50 but said that it could likely rise “significantly north of that.” He advised residents who are safe to avoid areas and roads where crews are assisting with emergency operations.

An outbreak of at least 30 tornadoes left a wide swath of destruction. One twister ripped through four states carving out at least a 220-mile path, ranking it among the longest tornadoes in U.S. history if it remained on the ground.

Beshear said the tornado that slammed through Western Kentucky struck the city Mayfield before moving northeast through Benton, Princeton, Beaver Dam and tapering off in towns in Breckinridge County. The governor said that more than 100 people were working at a candle manufacturing plant in Mayfield during the storm. The facility was leveled and is believed to be the site of “mass casualties.”

Bowling Green, the home of Western Kentucky University, also saw extensive damage and canceled commencement ceremonies scheduled for Saturday.

“Significant tornado damage in the area is affecting WKU networks and phone lines. WKU is in contact with all residential staff and there are no reported injuries on campus,” the university wrote in a statement.

President Biden was briefed on the storms and said in a statement Saturday morning that he was “in touch with state and local officials as the search for survivors and damage assessments continue.”

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement following the devastating tornadoes in his home state.

“I am praying for the lives lost and communities impacted by the tornado devastation throughout the Commonwealth. Thank you to the first responders and the National Guard for their brave efforts amid this tragedy,” McConnell wrote on Saturday.

“As I continue to get reports from my staff, local and state officials, we will work with the entire Kentucky federal delegation to support Governor Andy Beshear's request for federal assistance in order to aid these hard-hit communities with the funding and resources they need to rebuild,” he added.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul issued a separate statement on Saturday saying this his team is working with local and state officials.

“Our hearts are broken for all those suffering from last night's terrible storms. I and my team will do all we can to assist local and state officials as they lead the immediate response, and will aggressively help families, businesses, and officials access recovery resources,” Paul wrote.

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