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LEX 18 has been following the recovery of a couple in their 60s who each lost an arm as they held each other through the storm.
LEX 18 has been following the recovery of a couple in their 60s who each lost an arm as they help each other through the storm.
Kentucky couple loses arms to tornado's fury while clinging to each other: 'Definition of true love'
Paul and Gail Klein's love story is not just one of tragedy. It's about the extraordinary power and enduring love that a true couple can only share even in their darkest hour.
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MotorBiscuit on MSNLondon, KY, family hunkered in a gas station fridge while a deadly tornado leveled their homeWhen the skies darkened over Laurel County on May 16, the Wilson family didn’t run home. They ran cold. Literally. With a deadly tornado bearing down, Charlotte Wilson and her partner, Dustin, gathered with their family and about two dozen others in the Shell store’s walk-in cooler.
The home of Gail and Paul Cline is now a twisted mess after the tornado with 170 mph winds tore through their home in Laurel County.
LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) -Kentucky’s Lt. Governor and senior U.S. Senator both toured tornado-ravaged areas in southern Kentucky Friday. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Senator Mitch McConnell were in London, and thanked volunteers and first responders for all their work.
Elliott, 63, often called "Kenny," died following the recent London tornado, according to a GoFundMe. His niece, Rachel Harris, started the campaign to pay for his funeral expenses, with funds going to her father and Elliott's brother, Darrell Elliott.
Life for Kentuckians in Somerset and London was thrown into chaos after an EF-4 tornado ripped through their communities on Friday evening, killing 19. Local Kentucky
Satellite images reveal the devastation in London, Kentucky, after a tornado pummeled the area last week. The storms were part of a multi-day severe weather outbreak that hit multiple states, including Kentucky, Virginia, Alabama, Kansas and Missouri, over the course of several days.
A Kentucky woman who lost both of her parents when a powerful EF-4 tornado swept through the community of London said her heart is broken and there are no words to describe how she’s feeling since the disaster struck nearly a week ago.
After a deadly tornado tore through the region—flattening homes and claiming the lives of 19 people—volunteers from across the state are stepping up in extraordinary ways to help total strangers.