At least 23 dead after tornado sweeps through Alabama

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• At least twenty-three people died in a tornado that swept through Lee County, Alabama on Sunday.
• Alabama Governor Kay Ivey warned residents on Twitter that more severe weather might be on the way.
• Authorities added that the number of fatalities may rise as officials continue to clear through massive piles of debris and wreckage.

At least twenty-three people, some of them children, have died after a tornado swept through Lee County, Alabama on Sunday, destroying numerous homes and leaving a death toll that could rise as rescuers sift through the rubble.

"Unfortunately the death toll has gone up," Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told local media on Sunday night. "Unfortunately I feel that number may rise yet again." 

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