Tornado Destroys Dozens Of Homes In Mississippi

Tornado Destroys Dozens of Homes in Mississippi

A tornado destroyed dozens of homes and businesses in a small Mississippi community early Thursday, injuring several people and flattening a church although there were no immediate reports of fatalities.

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