Mississippi Tornado

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Leslie Woods, of Satartia, Miss., salvages what he can from what is left of the family's utility building on Saturday, April 24, 2010, after a tornado hit in Satartia, Miss. Rescuers spread out Sunday to scour neighborhoods of splintered homes and twisted debris in Mississippi, a day after a devastating tornado sliced through the state and killed 10 people, including three children. Two deaths in Alabama also have been blamed on the violent weather that churned through a half-dozen Southern states over the weekend.

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A motorist drives past an overturned truck which was among several vehicles damaged when a tornado crossed Interstate Highway 55 south of Durant, Miss., Saturday, April 24, 2010. Gov. Haley Barbour told The Associated Press there was "utter obliteration" in parts of Yazoo County, an area where he is from. About 15 other counties were also damaged, he said.

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Logan Beard, 13, helps sift through the debris of a home on Eagle Lake in Warren County, north of Vicksburg, Miss., after a tornado swept through the area on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

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Alberta Harris points to the room of her neighbor's home where she and others helped rescue her neighbor who is bed-ridden after his home was destroyed in a tornado that swept through the area on Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Yazoo City, Miss.

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A dog sits in front of destroyed house and debris after a tornado swept through the area on Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Holmes County, Miss.

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Jason Newell tries to salvage what he can from the church that was destroyed after a tornado swept through the area in Yazoo City, Miss., on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

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Nothing but rubble remains of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Yazoo City, Miss., where several homes and businesses were destroyed by the touchdown of a tornado Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Yazoo City, Miss.

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Two unidentified boys take in the devastating new view of their church in Yazoo City, Miss., Saturday, April 24, 2010. The Hillcrest Baptist Church was destroyed after a large tornado struck the area.

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Residents can be seen sifting through debris in a destroyed home near Yazoo City, Miss., after a tornado passed through the area on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

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Tammy Swarek, right, talks to friends who stopped by to check on her after a tornado swept through the area on Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Holmes County, Miss.

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Family and friends search through the debris for any intact items that belonged inside a Yazoo City, Miss., bar called "Wendys on the Hill," on Saturday, April 24, 2010. The bar was one of several homes and businesses destroyed by the touchdown of a tornado.

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Yazoo City, Miss., resident Sharron Moore can't believe how close she came to living in what is left of her new house, destroyed by Saturday's tornado, as she reviews the damage on Sunday, April 25, 2010. The three-bedroom house was blown off its slab for several feet. Moore was to have moved into the new house within a week. Many residents spent the better part of the day cleaning up and trying to salvage possessions in the homes and businesses damaged by Saturday's tornado.

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Yazoo City, Miss., resident Morgan Hayden sits outside what remains of her home on Sunday, April 25, 2010, as her fiance's friends and family try to salvage items from the rubble caused by Saturday's tornado, which left a number of homes and businesses destroyed.

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Hillcrest Baptist Church members search through the rubble of their tornado-damaged church for Bibles, hymnals and musical instruments that can be saved on Sunday, April 25, 2010, in Yazoo City, Miss. Many residents spent the better part of the day cleaning up and trying to salvage possessions in the homes and businesses damaged by Saturday's tornado.

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Hillcrest Baptist Church members pray amid what remains of their tornado-stricken structure on Sunday, April 25, 2010, in Yazoo City, Miss. Several members remained to assist with searching through the rubble for Bibles, hymnals and other church related materials. The church was destroyed by a killer tornado Saturday that took a number of lives and caused widespread damage to several homes and businesses. The tornado was one of several that blew through Mississippi on Saturday.

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Brothers Jonathan Mitchell, left, and Adam Mitchell sift through debris Sunday afternoon April 25, 2010, looking for anything sentimental left from their family's lake house on Sea Island Drive in Warren County, Miss. The Mitchell family's house was completely destroyed by the tornado that struck the area Saturday.

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A mechanic at a Yazoo City, Miss., muffler shop that was destroyed by Saturday's tornado pulls away a chest of tools during cleanup efforts on Sunday, April 25, 2010.

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