Searches Resume After Tornado Kills 23 in Alabama

A vehicle is caught under downed trees along Lee Road 11 in Beauregard, Ala., on March 3, 2019, after a powerful storm system passed through the area. Kara Coleman Fields/Opelika-Auburn News via AP
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BEAUREGARD, Ala.—Rescuers began tearing through the rubble of mobile homes and houses Monday, March 3, in search of survivors of a powerful tornado that rampaged through southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people, including children.

The trail of destruction was at least half a mile wide and overwhelmed rural Lee County’s coroners’ office, forcing it to call in help from the state.