At least 83 dead in "historic" hurricanes in the United States

At least 83 people died in five states in the central and southern United States Saturday due to hurricanes and storms, which President Joe Biden described as an "unimaginable tragedy."

Seventy deaths were counted in Kentucky alone.

"We were almost certain that we would lose more than 50 (of the state's population)," Kentucky Governor Indy Beshear said.

Pictures and videos on social media showed buildings destroyed by the storm, while twisted iron bars, uprooted trees and stones were scattered in the streets, leaving behind destroyed house facades.

Several Kentucky counties were damaged by the most powerful hurricane ever, with winds exceeding 300 km.

The city of Mayfield, which has a population of ten thousand, was considered the most affected in the state.

Four people died in Tennessee, two in Arksnow and at least one in Missouri, according to officials and local media.

At least six people died in Illinois in the collapse of an Amazon warehouse that housed nearly 100 employees.

On Saturday, Biden considered that hurricanes that left dozens of dead in the United States constitute an "unimaginable tragedy."

He explained via Twitter that he was briefed on the latest developments in the field, adding: "We are working with (state) governors to ensure that we have what is necessary for us to search for survivors."

"It's a tragedy. We still don't know the number of lives lost and the full extent of the damage," Biden later said in televised comments, pledging to send federal aid to states where storms have caused damage.

Biden noted that federal disaster response agencies have already begun deploying to the field.

He noted that a state of emergency was declared in Kentucky, and other regions could follow if the governors of the affected states so requested.

Biden confirmed his intention to go to Kentucky, but stressed that he did not want to "disrupt" relief operations.

The US President considered that climate change is making the weather "more severe", without specifying the direct link between climate change and the disaster that befell his country.

"The truth is we all know that everything is more severe when the weather is warm, everything," he said.

Follow our latest local and sports news and the latest political and economic developments via Google news