At least 23 killed by two tornadoes in Alabama
The tornadoes were part of a larger severe weather outbreak with damage done in towns in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, though no fatalities have been reported from those storms.
A spokesperson for the Lee County Emergency Management Agency told the Associated Press that multiple homes in the town of Beauregard, Alabama had been destroyed by the tornadoes. Search and rescue efforts were still ongoing."We've still got people being pulled out of rubble," Harris said."We're going to be here all night."
"Our hearts go out to those who lost their lives in the storms that hit Lee County today. Praying for their families & everyone whose homes or businesses were affected. Officials from @AlabamaEma & other agencies are quickly working to provide assistance," Ivey said. In Talbotton, Georgia at least six people were injured by a storm that produced either a tornado or straight-line winds.
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