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Jeff Bezos is SLAMMED for celebrating space trip after Amazon warehouse collapses in Illinois

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Jeff Bezos is SLAMMED for celebrating space trip after Amazon warehouse collapses in Illinois

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'Sure, go play wannabe spacemen': Jeff Bezos is SLAMMED for celebrating space trip after deadly Amazon warehouse collapse in Illinois where dozens remain trapped in the rubble

Jeff Bezos was slammed on social media Saturday for celebrating the return of his latest Blue Origin space crew after Amazon worker died in a tornado

One of the 18 tornadoes that spread through the South and Midwest Friday night and killed at least 70 people hit an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois

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The warehouse's roof and a side wall collapsed from the storm
Two Amazon workers inside the warehouse died, and another 50 were trapped under the debris

But Bezos was in West Texas on Saturday greeting the six-person crew onboard the New Sheppard rocket after it landed from a 10-minute voyage
He did not mention the devastation at the Amazon warehouse on Saturday, causing some on social media to criticize him

Jeff Bezos was slammed on social media Saturday for celebrating the return of his latest Blue Origin space crew while dozens of Amazon workers remain trapped in the rubble of an Illinois warehouse where two were killed after the distribution center was smashed by a tornado.

At least 18 tornadoes ripped through the South and Midwest Friday night, killing at least 70 people, including two Amazon workers at a warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, which saw its roof and one of its large walls collapse in the powerful storms.

Another 50 people were trapped under the debris, and as of Saturday, it was unclear how many people were still stuck in the football-field sized rubble.

Following the devastation, Amazon released a statement reading: 'Our thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies are with the victims, their loved ones and everyone impacted.'

'This is a devastating tragedy for our Amazon family and our focus is on supporting our employees and partners.'

But on Saturday, Jeff Bezos was in West Texas, greeting Good Morning America host Michael Strahan and the other five members of the latest crew onboard the New Shepard rocket after it landed from its ten-minute-long flight.

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He also posted a photo to his Instagram before the space voyage, showing him and the crewmembers smiling, with the caption: 'Happy crew this morning in the training center.'

Bezos made no mention of the loss of his employees' lives throughout the morning, causing some on social media to slam the Amazon founder.

Several people took to Twitter to slam Bezos for failing to mention the loss of lives at his Amazon warehouse on Saturday as he celebrated the rocket's successful launch

One Twitter user, Joshua Dryer retweeted a video of Bezos celebrating with Strahan after the rocket landed, saying: 'It's really sickening, if you want my honest opinion.

'Jeff Bezos has said absolutely NOTHING on the lives lost at his facility in Illinois after a catastrophic tornado left numerous workers trapped.

'But sure, go play wannabe spacemen for 10 minutes. Unreal.'

Another wrote that Bezos could have simply taken an hour and a half flight to St. Louis and drive to Edwardsville 'to visit his poorly-constructed climate change Amazon warehouse,' while another compared Bezos' celebration of the 10-minute long space trip to the infamous photo of former President George W. Bush flying over New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

And user @red_baiting wrote that he was 'really struggling with my rage since Jeff Bezos blasted his major carbon-polluting rocket this morning after Amazon workers died in a rare December tornado last night.'

Warren Gunnels, meanwhile, tweeted that 'instead of celebrating the absurd space hobby of Jeff Bezos (now worth $198 billion) maybe, just maybe, the corporate media might want to ask Mr. Bezos why Amazon forced its employees back to work during tornado warnings that left at least two dead.'

Another noted that 'at least two Amazon employees were killed and as many as one hundred were trapped in a company facility when it was struck by a tornado.

'Jeff Bezos is busy greeting the celebrities who rode his penis-rocket into space for a three-minute ego trip.'

More than a dozen tornadoes broke out Friday night after a series of overnight thunderstorms, including a super cell storm that formed in northeast Arkansas. That storm moved from Arkansas and Missouri and into Tennessee and Kentucky.

'Unfortunately it produced a couple of deadly tornadoes along the way. One of them may have been a long-track tornado,' Storm Prediction Center meteorologist Roger Edward said. 'The killer tornado was part of that.'

One of the deadly tornadoes is estimated to have a damage path of more than 200 miles, which would approach or exceed the all-time global record.

The epicenter of the destruction was the town of Mayfield, a small city of about 10,000 people in the far western part of Kentucky, where the Bluegrass State borders Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. Entire blocks were flattened, with the courthouse tower shredded, houses and buildings ripped apart, and twisted metal, shattered tree limbs and bricks scattered across streets.

Meanwhile, at least 100 emergency vehicles descended upon the Amazon warehouse near Edwardsville, Illinois, about 25 miles east of St. Louis, where a wall that was about the length of a football field collapsed, as did the roof above it.

It wasn't immediately clear how many people were hurt, but one person was flown by helicopter to a hospital.

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Debris was seen lying around delivery trucks at the collapsed Amazon warehouse following a deadly tornado Friday night

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Workers tried to use equipment to remove a section of roof left on the building Saturday morning, as Bezos spoke to his latest Blue Origin crew

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It was unclear Saturday how many workers were still stuck inside the warehouse



Edwardsville Police Chief Mike Fillback said several people who were in the building were taken by bus to the police station in nearby Pontoon Beach for evaluation.

By early Saturday, rescue crews were still sorting through the rubble to determine if anyone was trapped inside. Fillback said the process would last for several more hours. Cranes and backhoes were brought in to help move debris.

'Please be patient with us. Our fire personnel are doing everything they can to reunite everyone with their loved ones,' Fillback said on KMOV-TV.

Fillback confirmed at a press conference early Saturday there was 'more than one fatality... at least two' at the Amazon facility.

He said authorities are still working to confirm how many people were at the facility when it was damaged. He said he believed the number was about 50.

'We're deeply saddened by the news that members of our Amazon family passed away as a result of the storm in Edwardsville,' said Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel in a statement to DailyMail.com on Saturday morning.

'Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their loved ones, and everyone impacted by the storm. We also want to thank all the first responders for their ongoing efforts on scene. We're continuing to provide support to our employees and partners in the area,' added Nantel.

The Belleville News-Democrat reported that the Amazon fulfillment center in Edwardsville opened with two warehouses in 2016, with 1.5 million square feet of space. The warehouses are used to store items until they are shipped to customers.


But on Saturday, Jeff Bezos was joking around with former NFL defensive end Michael Strahan after he flew into space onboard one of Bezos' Blue Origin rockets.

Along with Strahan, the six-person crew onboard Blue Origin's third space tourism flight from the West Texas town of Van Horn included Laura Shepard Churchley - the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, who was the first American to fly to space.

The other four, who have paid a high price for the experience, include space industry executive and philanthropist Dylan Taylor, investor Evan Dick, Bess Ventures founder Lane Bess and Cameron Bess, who became the first parent-child duo to fly in space.

They enjoyed a few minutes outside of Earth's atmosphere before touching back down, while the rocket enjoyed it's own safe landing after splitting with the passenger capsule.

'Welcome back,' Amazon founder Bezos said as he opened the landing pod, hugging an ecstatic Strahan and Shepard Churchley.

'It's unreal,' Strahan said as he recalled the beauty of looking at the planet against the black backdrop of space. 'I want to go back.'

'You gotta pay for the next one,' Bezos joked.

'It's a face drop. It causes a face drop,' Strahan said of the take-off experience. 'I know what I'm going to look like at 65.'

'This was just wonderful,' Shepard Churchley added. 'I thought about daddy coming down, he didn't even get to enjoy it. He was working... but I was going for the ride. It was better than Disney.'

Blue Origin claims that the short trips into space help further 'the company's vision of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth'.
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