More than two dozen dead after tornado tears across Mississippi

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At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornados ripped across Mississippi late on Friday, leaving hundreds without shelter, state officials said on Saturday.

SILVER CITY, Mississippi, March 25 - Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi overnight, killing at least 25 people there and another in Alabama, leveling hundreds of buildings and spawning at least one devastating tornado.

Michael Searcy, a storm chaser who saw the tornado approach Rolling Fork, spent hours helping to rescue trapped people. In Silver City, a town of around 300, residents described locking themselves in interior rooms and cowering inside bathtubs as the tornado swept through. Governor Tate Reeves, who visited Silver City on Saturday, declared a state of emergency in the affected areas.

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