In Pictures: Mississippi tornado leaves behind scenes of devastation

Friday’s tornado was the deadliest in more than a decade. Rescuers combed through rubble over the weekend after the powerful storm tore across the southern state overnight, killing at least 25 people there and another in Alabama, leveling dozens of buildings.

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Mar 27, 2023, 08:44 AM

An aerial view of destroyed property after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornadoes ripped across the state in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S., March 25. REUTERS

A man man walking past the shattered windshield of a car as he clears a damaged house in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area, on March 26. Mississippi started clean-up operations after a destructive tornado tore across the state, killing at least 25, shredding houses and largely wiping out the small town of Rolling Fork. AFP

The son of Michael Myles, Rolling Fork Chief of Police, standing in the wreckage of this family's home after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornadoes ripped across the state, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S., March 26. REUTERS

Piles of debris remain where homes once stood before Friday's EF-4 tornado on March 26, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. AFP

A vehicle is seen impaired by a piece of wood after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornadoes ripped across the state, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S. March 26. REUTERS

Jeremiah Stapleton, 18, passing a laptop to a family member from the window of his grandfather's home which was crushed by a large tree after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornadoes ripped across the state, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S. March 26. REUTERS

A victim of the devastation hugging a fire worker as her house catches fire in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area, on March 26. AFP

A car sits on top of a damaged house in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after a tornado touched down in the area, on March 26. AFP

Community members working to distribute water after damage from a series of powerful storms and at least one tornado on March 25 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. AFP

Family photos are seen inside a home that no longer has a roof, after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornadoes ripped across the state, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S. March 26. REUTERS

Residents recovering possessions and securing homes that were damaged by Friday's tornado on March 26. AFP

Piles of debris remain where homes once stood before Friday's EF-4 tornado on March 26, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. AFP

Cedric Miles, 42, searching for belongings inside his destroyed home after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornadoes ripped across the state in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S., March 25. REUTERS

A muddied American flag is seen draped over wreckage after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornadoes ripped across the state, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S., March 26. REUTERS

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