On Sunday, a deadly tornado ripped through Alabama, killing at least 23. The tornado was part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and other tornadoes around the Southeast.
According to rescue officials, among the other fatalities was an 8-year-old girl who’s identity was not released.
Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told WRBL-TV that the tornado traveled along a state road in Beauregard and that the path of destruction appeared at least a mile long and a quarter mile wide. Jones went on to say, single-family homes and mobile homes were destroyed, adding some homes were reduced to slabs. Several people were taken to hospitals, some with “very serious injuries.”
More tornado damage footage out of Smiths Station, Alabama. (https://t.co/rxglsOaFYm) pic.twitter.com/Q4P6q4Q0xo
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