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New Delhi, Jan 14: Nine killed in US as tornado hits Alabama state on Thursday. Rescue operation continues in the area, the New York Times (NYT) reported.
In Autauga County, which includes Marbury, rescuers went door to door in some places, searching for the dead and injured. In Spalding County of Georgia city, middle-school principals wielded chainsaws to clear driveways to help reunite students trapped on campus with their parents, NYT reported.
Autauga County near Montgomery, have suffered the worst due to the storm. The NYT report quoting local authorities said that out of the nine people killed up till Friday, seven belonged to Autauga alone.
In Georgia city, both of the fatalities reported they were caused by falling debris, including a 5-year-old in Butts County and a worker with the State Department of Transportation, officials said.
Although no fatalities have been reported from Selma, a city nearby, there has been considerable damage in much of the city including to homes and businesses.
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The storms have hit many other places that have been recovering from a bitter winter in the US. As per the NYT report, across the region that was hit by the tornado officials have urged locals to remain off the roads warning of the perils that hang around even after the storm has passed.
