In Pictures: Tornadoes tear through Georgia, bringing death and destruction

The US state of Georgia has recently been pummelled by a series of tornadoes, the latest one on Sunday afternoon (Jan 21, 2017). A massive tornado tore through Albany County, bringing down trees and destroying homes. Several fatalities and injuries have been reported, although no actual numbers have been confirmed.

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Jan 24, 2017, 12:10 PM

Residents survey damage at Big Pine Estates Mobile Home Park after a tornado struck the residential area in Albany, Georgia, US, on Jan 23, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents work on the roof of their home after a tornado struck the residential area in Albany, Georgia, US, on Jan 23, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A tractor trailer lies on its side after a tornado struck a residential area in Albany, Georgia, US, on Jan 23, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents survey damage after a tornado struck a residential area in Albany, Georgia, US, on Jan 23, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents Lasheree Richardson (left to right), Charlee Daly and Deanna Furlow remove belongings from their home after a tornado struck the residential area in Albany, Georgia, US, on Jan 23, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A child's shoe lies in the mud at the Big Pine Estates Mobile Home Park after a tornado struck the residential area on in Albany, Georgia, US, on Jan 23, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

People attempt to repair their tornado damaged home in rural southwest Georgia north of Thomasville, Georgia, USA, on Jan 22, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A truck drives between tornado damaged agricultural fields and woods outside Adel, Georgia, USA, on Jan 22, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Debris covers an area of the Sunshine Acres neighborhood after a tornado struck Adel, Georgia, US, on Jan 22, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ann Bell salvages possessions from what's left of her son's home, after an apparent tornado destroyed it before her son was dug out of the debris by neighbors at 3 am in the Maryville community outside Thomasville, Georgia, USA, on Jan 22, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A house that was cut in half by a tornado near where seven people were killed outside Adel, Georgia, USA, on Jan 22, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A view of a damaged workshop after tornadoes stuck the Maryville community near Thomasville, Georgia, USA, on Jan 22, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A tornado damaged truck is seen at a yard near where seven people were reportedly killed by severe weather outside Adel, Georgia, USA, on Jan 22, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Storm clouds approach emergency crews at the scene of a house cut in half by a tornado near where seven people were killed outside Adel, Georgia, USA, on Jan 22, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

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