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Page last updated at 16:35 GMT, Sunday, 25 April 2010 17:35 UK

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In pictures: Mississippi tornado

Flags fly from bent poles in in Yazoo, Mississippi after a tornado hit the area, 24 April, 2010

The south-eastern US state of Mississippi is reeling after series of powerful tornadoes ripped through the region, killing at least 10 people.

A line of trees snapped in half show the path of the tornado in Mississippi - April 24, 2010

The storms tore a devastating path through 17 counties, where a state of emergency has now been declared. Wind speeds were estimated to be about 150 miles per hour (240kph).

Two unidentified boys take in the devastating new view of their church in Yazoo - April 24, 2010

The state governor said there was "utter obliteration" in Yazoo County, where three people died, and the Hillcrest Baptist church was flattened.

A military helicopters hovers over some of the destruction wrought by the tornado in Yazoo City, Mississippi, 24 April 2010

The military was drafted in to help in the search and rescue operation, essential for Yazoo City, the epicentre of the storm, where homes and businesses were reduced to rubble.

Officials fear the death toll may rise as people search through the rubble for survivors.

Southbound traffic moves slowly around a battered truck blocking most of Interstate 55 - April 24, 2010.

High winds and driving rain even overturned traffic on the roads and interstate highways.

Gene Shelton searches a damaged home for survivors after a tornado swept through the area on April 24, 2010

Many counties in Mississippi were affected by the severe weather, with warnings from the US weather service that more storms were developing.

Eagle Lake residents sift through the rubble that is left of their homes after the tornado ripped through Warren County, Mississippi, 24 April 2010

Although tornadoes were reported in the states of Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama, Mississippi was hit the hardest.

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Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi
25 Apr 10 | Americas

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