Entire towns have been wiped out by the tornado which ripped through a swathe of the US claiming at least 90 lives, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said on Sunday.

As the full extent of the devastation emerged, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos came under fire for failing to mention the death of at least six workers at a company plant in Edwardsville, Illinois in an Instagram post hailing his latest group of space tourists.

The tornado tore through several states including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee on Friday night.

It was Kentucky, however, which appears to have been worst hit with at least 80 people having died, including at least one child. It is feared the final figure could be considerably higher.

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