Seven dead as tornado razes mobile home park in Georgia
Mobile homes are flung 100 yards as tornadoes rip through three US states, prompting a promise from Donald Trump to "help out".
Sunday 22 January 2017 19:55, UK
Seven people have died after an apparent tornado tore through a mobile home park in the US.
About 20 homes were levelled in the park near Adel, south Georgia, before dawn on Sunday.
Emergency services are still searching through the debris for survivors.
Officials described how mobile homes had been "thrown everywhere", while trees were pictured strewn across the landscape after being ripped from the ground.
In all, 11 people have died in the state during weekend storms - with another 23 injured. A state of emergency has been declared in several counties.
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency said the deaths occurred in Cook, Brooks and Berrien counties.
Officials in Brooks said two people died when a mobile home was flung about 100 yards into a road.
Another four people died when a tornado with winds above 136mph tore a 25-mile path across southern Mississippi overnight into Saturday.
The National Weather Service said on Sunday that southern Georgia, northern Florida and the corner of southeastern Alabama could face "intense and long track" tornadoes, scattered damaging winds and large hail.
Donald Trump has pledged extra support for those affected by storms in Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
During remarks in the East Room of the White House he said he would speak with Governor Rick Scott of Florida later on Sunday.
"The tornadoes were vicious and powerful and strong and they suffered greatly," he said. "So we'll be helping out."