Tornadoes have ripped through America, killing at least 23 people. President Donald Trump has promised immediate action.
Drones flying overhead equipped with heat-seeking devices had scanned the area for survivors but the dangerous conditions halted the search late Sunday, Mr Jones said. An intense ground search resuming on Monday morning.
Dozens of emergency responders rushed to join search and rescue efforts in hard-hit Lee County after what forecasters said they think was a large tornado touched down on Sunday afternoon, unleashed by a powerful storm system that also slashed its way across parts of Georgia, South Carolina and Florida.
A funnel-shaped cloud on I-10 in Florida. Tornado warnings were posted in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina on Sunday. Picture: APThe US National Weather Service confirmed late Sunday a tornado with a track at least half a mile wide caused the deadly destruction in Alabama. The tornado’s wind speeds were estimated to be between 254-331 kilometres per hour.
Harris told the Associated Press that he called in help from the state, because there were more bodies than his four-person office can handle. Numerous tornado warnings were posted across parts of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina on Sunday afternoon as the powerful storm system raced across the region.
Televised broadcast news footage showed smashed buildings with rooftops blown away, cars overturned and debris everywhere.Trees all around had been snapped bare of branches.
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