Three little Amish kids who lost their entire family in a Kentucky tornado

Three children from an Amish community were orphaned by Tornado devastates Mayfield, KentuckyOver the weekend, their mother was found dead a short distance from where her still-living infant was discovered crying in shock.

Jacob and Emma Gingerich’s neighbors described making the startling discovery in interviews with washington articles.

Chris Crawford said he ventured outside to check on the Gingerichs shortly after a high wind hit Friday night, when he heard a baby crying.

The spot where their double-wide trailer was, he said, was vacant, after which a neighbor said it “literally exploded”.

Their 8-year-old son, Ammon, was found standing where the house used to be without shoes, crying, while his 3-year-old sister was trapped under some debris nearby, but still alive.

Crawford said he then followed the screaming baby to find the couple’s infant son, Ben, just swaddled and lying not far from the wreckage.

According to Jacob’s father, Abe Gingerich, the children are supposed to “bruise some” but otherwise are fine.

Searchers will find the bodies of Jacob and Emma Gingerich a few hours later, along with a red blanket that authorities believe Emma used to hold her baby when the tornado hit.

She was discovered a short distance from where the baby was found lying on the ground, crying. Jacob Gingerich was found about 20 yards away, trapped underneath the trailer’s frame.

Her 7-year-old daughter Marilyn was also found dead at the scene along with 4-year-old Daniel.

With Kentucky’s death toll at 74 as authorities continue recovery efforts, the Gingerich family wasn’t the only one devastated by the massive storm.

In Bowling Green, just over 150 miles from Mayfield, 11 of the 15 people killed belonged to the same two families — and seven of them were children.

“Our community has been hit hard,” said Kevin Kirby, CEO of Warren County speak while identifying the victims on Monday.

The deceased was identified as Rachel Brown, 36 years old; Steven Brown, 35 years old; Nariah Cayshelle Brown, 16 years old; Nyles Brown 4 years old; and Nolynn Brown, who is described as a child but has not been identified.

The Browns live on the same street as a Bosnian family that lost several members in the storm. Alisa Besic is killed along with Selmir Besic and Elma Besic, both described as children. Samantha and Alma Besic, both infants, were also among the dead.

The tornado outbreak also claimed lives in Illinois, where six people died when an Amazon distribution center hit it head-on, and Missouri, where a nine-year-old girl was among the victims. Annistyn Rackley took shelter in the bathtub with her two sisters and her parents, but the family was swept through the air by a tornado, and the third grader did not survive. AP report.

There were also deaths in Arkansas and Tennessee, where a father and his 12-year-old son was one of the victims. Steve and Grayson Gunn were killed while hunting in Tiptonville; Steve’s brother-in-law, Jamie, is still missing after the tornado swept through.