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Ben Bowen searches for a friend in the rubble of his house in Dawson Springs, Ky., on Sunday. (Austin Anthony for The Post)
Searchers combed through crumbled homes hit by a tornado that is feared to have killed dozens in Kentucky.
By Austyn Gaffney, Antonio Olivo and Scott Wilson
Conditions on the ground in Kentucky are treacherous, and communication is difficult after storms ripped through the state.
Personal items are turning up far from home in the aftermath of the tornadoes that sowed a path of destruction across six states. Photographs, by far, were the most common find.
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