West Liberty, Kentucky (CNN) -- With dozens dead and scores of buildings reduced to rubble, residents of the Midwest and South on Sunday were assessing the damage that a series of vicious twisters left behind last week. By the time the powerful storm system faded, 39 were dead: 21 in Kentucky, 13 in Indiana, three in Ohio and one each in Alabama and Georgia. Alabama town struck twice in one year "The damage I saw yesterday was the worst I've seen. ... It was a war zone, debris everywhere, buildings destroyed, other buildings just the walls standing, roofs gone. It was a terrible sight," Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear told reporters, describing his visit to the tornado-ravaged town of West Liberty.
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NEW: Survivor: "I feel blessed. I think the Lord protected me and let me get out of it alive"
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Kentucky's governor says he is requesting a federal disaster declaration
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A toddler who had survived the storm dies in an Indiana hospital
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39 are killed when tornadoes tear through Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Alabama and Georgia
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Meanwhile, state officials were preparing as forecasters predicted rain and snow would hit parts of @placeholder on Sunday night, Beshear said.
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The tornado outbreak began Friday and extended into the next day, affecting millions of people from Indiana to @placeholder.