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At Least 23 Killed When Tornadoes Rip Through Alabama; Toll May Rise [1]

"At least 23 people were killed in southeastern Alabama on Sunday after a slew of damaging tornadoes ripped through the area, officials said.

The death toll in Lee County likely will rise as search and rescue crews go back out Monday morning. So far, all of those killed are from the town of Beauregard, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told ABC News.

Drones equipped with heat-seeking devices were deployed to look for survivors overnight, but the teams on the ground were forced to wait for morning light, Jones said."

Karma Allen and Morgan Winsor report for ABC News March 4, 2019.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/tornadoes-alabama-kill-23-figure-officials-exp... [2]

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