US tornadoes: Photos show devastation from deadly storms

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Most of the deaths have been recorded in Kentucky

Devastating tornadoes swept through the US over the weekend, with deaths recorded in five of the six states that were hit.

At least 74 Kentucky residents were killed, with victims ranging in age from just five months to 86 years.

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A man in Mayfield surveys damage to the neighbourhood

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Mayfield, Kentucky, is "ground zero" of the tornado outbreak, the state governor said

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The heavily damaged Mayfield courthouse

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Workers search the razed Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory for survivors

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Bowling Green, over 100 miles (160km) east of Mayfield, also suffered damages

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A deadly tornado struck an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois

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Watch how Kentucky residents are rebuilding their lives from "hell on Earth"

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