Deadly Tornadoes Turned Out the Lights
December is usually a quiet time for tornadoes, but this year was an unfortunate exception. The largest tornado outbreak in December history roared through six states, killing dozens as storms mowed down everything in their path. A candle factory in Mayfield, Ky., and Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Ill., were among the sites where multiple people died. Those deaths raise questions about worker safety, particularly how Amazon treats its workers when disasters hit.
But the image above of night lights before and after the storms also shows that tornadoes’ legacies radiate out from those sites of so much loss. The power grid was knocked out and homes were reduced to rubble, which adds up to a long recovery ahead.
