The New York Times:

Rescue workers across the middle of the country combed through wreckage for survivors on Saturday after a horde of tornadoes ripped a catastrophic swath from Arkansas through Kentucky.

Scores of people were killed in the storms, and officials warned that the toll was almost certain to rise as they sifted through the ruins.

生词短语：

comb through

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wreckage

（灾难后事物的）残骸

remains

（尸骨）残骸

horde

一大群

tornado

龙卷风

rip

撕裂

catastrophic

灾难性的

swath

长条；长带

Arkansas

阿肯色州

Kentucky

肯塔基州

toll

伤亡人数

sift through

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