Monday, February 11, 2013

Tornado causes significant damage in Mississippi, leaving dozens injured

A tornado tore through a Mississippi town on Sunday as part of a severe storm that caused significant damage to buildings, downed trees and left dozens injured.
On Monday, residents shaken by the tornado were waking up to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival.  Daylight also offered emergency management officials the chance to get a better handle on the damage that stretched across several counties.
It was raining at first light Monday and people began trying to salvage what they could in one damaged neighborhood. Some people walked around fallen trees, power lines, smashed cars and other debris to carry belongings away.
The twister traveled down one of Hattiesburg's main streets and mangled homes, commercial buildings and structures on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says more than 60 people were injured in the storms.

http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2013/02/11/tornado-touches-down-in-mississippi-town-causing-damage-officials-say/

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