A man, top center, salvages a jacket as he looks over a tornado damaged home, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi

Video. Watch: Devastating tornado wipes out Mississippi town

Powerful tornadoes tore through parts of the American Deep South on Friday night, killing at least 26 people in Mississippi and obliterating dozens of buildings.

Powerful tornadoes tore through parts of the American Deep South on Friday night, killing at least 26 people in Mississippi and obliterating dozens of buildings.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a Twitter post that search and rescue teams from local and state agencies were deployed to help victims impacted by the tornadoes.