Rescuers widen search after tornado kills 10 in Mississippi

RESCUERS spread out yesterday to scour neighbourhoods of splintered homes and twisted debris in Mississippi, a day after a devastating tornado sliced through the US state and killed 10 people, including three children.

James Jackson, a deputy state fire marshal, said crews organised at first daylight to resume search and rescue operations.

The high winds on Saturday ripped roofs off buildings in Yazoo County.