At a press conference held Wednesday alongside President Biden, Beshear stated they’ve already collected more than 20,000 toys.

“I have no words to tell you how floored I am by the outpouring of support from not only friends and family in Kentucky,” she said. “People all across the commonwealth, all across the country have answered this call.”

“Under the President’s order today, Federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, has been increased to 100 percent of the total eligible costs for a 30-day period from the date of declaration,” the statement said.

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“In addition, do you know, besides our own donation, we are going to match our team member donations to these two organizations, not just one for one, but two for one,” said TMMK President Susan Elkington. “Because we believe so heavily in the importance of our community and being able to support each other especially during times of crisis.

The Toyota Motor Manufacturing president also said they are also challenging other businesses in Kentucky to donate.

National Guardsmen are supplementing local and state emergency response personnel. “Roughly 80 of them [are assisting in] recovery support, another 50 for assisting the Department of Forestry with debris clearance,” said Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby during a news conference today.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear stated these reviews are done whenever someone is killed on the job.

“So, it shouldn’t suggest that there was any wrongdoing. But what it should give people confidence in, is that we’ll get to the bottom of what happened,” he said.

Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities deployed over 600 employees and contract line technicians to help with restoration efforts following the storm.

“Our infrastructure is so damaged. We have no running water. Our water tower was lost. Our wastewater management was lost, and there’s no natural gas to the city. So we have nothing to rely on there,” Mayfield Mayor Kathy Stewart O’Nan said in an interview on “CBS Mornings.” “So that is purely survival at this point for so many of our people.”

Multiple employees of the company also told NBC News that they took shelter in bathrooms and hallways when they first heard tornado warning sirens, then supervisors ordered them back to work when they mistakenly assumed the danger had passed.

Newsweek reached out to the Mayfield Consumer Products spokesperson Bob Ferguson for a response to the allegations.

Ferguson denied the claims stating, " No one ever said anything to them about you must stay or if you leave it will affect your job at all”. “If any employee wanted to leave, they were free to leave, that’s just 100 percent false”.

The governor announced that the affected victims ages are 2 months - 98 years old.

He also noted that 12 of the 74 people affected are children. More than 100 people are still unaccounted for.

“We expect that this death toll will continue to grow,” Beshear said. “With this amount of damage and rubble, it may be a week or even more before we have a final count on the number of lost lives.”

The state also set up a fund to collect donations and in 72 hours they received $6 million, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said.

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The toy drive is for infants to teenagers who were affected by the devastating tornadoes which caused many to have widespread loss.

Eligible items to donate include toys, books, electronics and $25 VISA or MasterCard gift cards, clothes, blankets, food, water and other supplies

Donations are accepted between Dec. 14-18.

Here’s a list of ways and places to donate:

Beechwood Independent Schools

Matthew 25: Ministries, 11060 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242

Newport Fire Department, 998 Monmouth St, Newport, Kentucky, 41071

Bourbon House Pizza: Collecting Christmas donations for kids - from toys to books to clothing items. Donations will be collected until Sunday the 19th. People who donate will also receive 10% off their order.

Reports indicate that hours before the tornado landed up to 15 workers asked their managers to allow them to leave, but their requests were denied.

One employee said supervisors told them, “If you leave, you’re more than likely to be fired, “the employee overheard managers tell four workers standing near her who wanted to leave the factory. “I heard that with my own ears.”

The company has since denied the employees allegations.

The governor also stated 109 Kentuckians are still unaccounted for.

“Again, we expect this death toll to continue to grow,” the governor said.

Here is the list of the 15 confirmed deceased victims:

Cory Scott – 27-year-old male Mae F. White – 77-year-old female Victoria Smith – 64-year-old female Rachel Brown – 36-year-old female Steven Brown – 35-year-old female Nariah Cayshelle Brown – 16-year-old female Nolynn Brown – Juvenile male Nyles Brown – 4-year-old male Alisa Besic – Adult female Selmir Besic – Juvenile male Elma Besic – Juvenile female Samantha Besic – Infant female Alma Besic – Infant female Robert Williams, Jr. – 65-year-old male Say Meh – 42-year-old female

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Some have created Facebook groups to aid in the search efforts for their lost possessions. One group titled “Quad State Tornado Found Items,” is being used to help victims locate lost belongings and, in some cases, missing family members or loved ones.

Full story: People Finding Photos, Other Items from Homes Miles Away After Tornadoes Hit 5 States

Biden has already approved a disaster declaration in Kentucky, making available federal funds that will assist in rescue and recovery efforts.

“Many of the employees were gathered in the tornado shelter and after the storm was over they left the plant and went to their homes,” he said. “With the power out and no landline they were hard to reach initially. We’re hoping to find more of those eight unaccounted as we try their home residences.”

Of the dead, Beshear said 20 are dead in Graves County; 13 in Hopkins; 11 in Muhlenberg; 12 in Warren; four in Caldwell; one in Marshall; one in Taylor; one in Fulton; and one in Lyon.

The ages of those dead range from 5 months to 86 years, the governor said, with six of the dead under the age of 18.

During a Monday press conference, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll will rise in coming days, and crews are still searching through the debri in hopes for a miracle.

“Currently, we believe there are at least 105 Kentuckians who are unaccounted for that we are still working to find,” he said.