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Teamsters Local 25 and the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation are bringing some much-needed help to tornado victims in Kentucky.

Two large trucks were loaded with supplies in Foxborough early Thursday. Items such as personal hygiene products, over-the-counter medications, snack food, first-aid supplies and paper products will be distributed by Teamsters Local 25 and the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation in conjunction with a local Kentucky nonprofit group.

.@mmsfi1 is sending pallets of relief supplies to help the tornado survivors in Kentucky. Planning began on Saturday. The first shipments leave this morning. @Teamsters25 will be driving the trucks. #wcvb pic.twitter.com/asZekZFyzF

"We knew Saturday that we needed to get ready, so we have the supplies in the warehouse that we got through our donors and through donations,” said Don Cox, president of the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation.

Forty-eight pallets were loaded onto two tractor-trailers, which the Teamsters Local 25 is driving to Kentucky.

"What they reached out for to us is Christmas toys, and whatever we can do to get people established in their homes and their temporary shelters,” Cox said.

Even for people who did not lose everything in the tornado, life is difficult. Electricity is out and finding life's necessities can be a stressful challenge. So, this relief effort will be a welcome delivery.

"It's just a great opportunity for us to do what's right, in this society that doesn't see a lot of this, these days. You know, it feels good inside to do it,” Cox said.

In addition to the 48 pallets being shipped out now, more will be shipped out next week.

Preliminary findings from the National Weather Service show a high-end EF4 tornado was on the ground in western Kentucky for 128 miles. It had peak winds at 190 miles per hour.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited hard-hit areas of the state, including Mayfield and Dawson Springs.

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“I met one couple on the way up, said they're still looking for four of their friends. They don't know where they are. And those who have lost someone, there's no words for the pain of losing someone. A lot of us know it,” Biden said.

About 18,000 people are still without power in Kentucky. It could be several weeks or even months before service is fully restored.

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