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Law-enforcement officers climb through the debris of a diner looking for survivors early Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss.A deadly tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi late Friday, killing at least 23 people and leaving a trail of destruction for more than 100 miles, local and federal authorities said.
Thirteen people died in Sharkey County, coroner Angelia Easton told ABC News. Jose Watson, a Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper, said one person died in Silver City, in Humphreys County.As thunderstorms battered the state late Friday, a tornado was reported at about 8:50 p.m. local time in the area of Silver City and Rolling Fork, the National Weather Service said.From there, the tornado rolled on to the northwest side of Tchula and along Highway 49, officials said.
"Houses gone. Gas stations destroyed. Trees, power lines blocking entrances everywhere. Stray animals. People wandering the streets clearly in shock. There were a lot of people on the ground helping," O'Neal said in an interview on "GMA." "I hate to say it -- deceased people left and right," he said. "I'm from Mississippi, in the lower end, where hurricanes come in and this is what it looks like. I mean, it looks like ground zero after Katrina."
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