Mississippi tornadoes kill 23 and injure dozens overnight

The rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork reported destruction as the tornado swept northeast at 70 mph without weakening, racing towards Alabama through towns including Winona and Amory into the night.

A car is seen submerged in floodwater in Granby, Missouri (Layton Hoyer via AP)

Powerful tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi killed at least 23 people and obliterated dozens of buildings, leaving an especially devastating mark in a rural US town whose mayor declared, “My city is gone”.

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.