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Gentian Emini and his wife spent six years saving up to build a home for their family. It was nearly complete when the tornado hit. They lost everything. (Video: Mike Schuh, Alice Li/The Washington Post)

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Updated December 12, 2021 at 10:24 p.m. EST|Published December 12, 2021 at 3:14 a.m. EST
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Authorities were combing through debris in search of the dead and the missing Sunday after a tornado outbreak ripped through parts of the South and the Midwest late Friday and early Saturday. About 50 people have been confirmed dead in Kentucky, the state’s governor said.  
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Complete coverage: Tornadoes hit several states, killing dozens

President Biden arrived in Kentucky on Wednesday to survey the swaths of damage in areas hardest hit by a string of tornadoes that killed at least 74 people there and 14 in other states.

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Photos and video: See the damage left by the tornadoes

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