Alabama tornado kills at least 14 and causes 'catastrophic' damage

Sheriff says more people are missing as weather system sparks flurry of tornadoes across south-eastern US on Sunday

At least 14 people are dead and more are missing after a possible tornado in Alabama caused “catastrophic” damage, a sheriff has said.

Crews are searching a trail of destruction that is several miles long, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told WRBL-TV on Sunday. Jones said: “I can say that at this time we have 14 confirmed fatalities. And again, the search continues. We still have some people that are reported missing.”

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