Here’s what we know about some of those killed.
Eight people died and eight people remain unaccounted for at a candle factory that had more than 100 workers inside when the the tornado system tore through the Kentucky town of Mayfield, company spokesperson Bob Ferguson told CNN on Sunday. It was initially feared scores could have lost their lives but Ferguson said more than 90 workers had escaped.
Source: These are some of the victims killed in the tornadoes that swept through several states
