Kentucky continues search and rescue efforts after devastating tornadoes

Published December 13, 2021 at 12:06 PM EST

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Liam Niemeyer, a reporter for the Ohio Valley Resource and assistant news director at WKMS, about the devastating tornadoes that hit Kentucky and five other states across the Midwest.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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