Samaritan's Purse, a North Carolina-based charity, dashed to Kentucky to provide aid to people experiencing devastation after tornadoes and severe storms ravaged the state.

Volunteers from Samaritan's Purse were sent to Kentucky on Saturday to assist relief efforts, according to WRAL. Volunteers sent to Kentucky will help to cut trees, place tarps on damaged roofs, and remove damaged insulation.

"Over the next few days, we'll be ramping up to send as many folks as we can to the work field," said Todd Taylor, the relief manager for the Boone location.

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"We will be sending teams out to help with the initial clean-up phase: cutting trees, tarping roofs for homes that had water damage, helping people remove wet insulation and sheet rock."

Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee reported seeing 36 tornadoes on Friday night. Kentucky initially reported that there were at least 70 people left dead as a result while predicting that this number would increase.

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear provided an update on Monday from Mayfield, Kentucky, labeling the storm the "deadliest tornado system to ever run through Kentucky." Beshear said he is "now certain" that the number of lives lost from the tornadoes is "north of 70" while stating that "it may in fact end up exceeding 100."

Mayfield and Monette, Arkansas, have received help from response aid teams, according to WRAL. States such as Tennessee and Illinois are also expected to receive response teams that will assist in clean-up efforts and assess the damage from the storm.

"It is our desire as Samaritan's Purse to be able to be there to walk alongside these families as they start the recovery process," Taylor said.

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Beshear declared a state of emergency and issued a request to President Joe Biden on Friday for "an immediate federal emergency declaration."

After Biden approved a federal declaration of emergency in Kentucky the following day, he authorized federal funds to go toward helping Kentucky residents affected by the tornado.