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On Friday, a devastating tornado ripped through Mississippi with 170 mph winds, claiming the lives of at least 26 people.
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The pictures coming out of there are surreal and otherworldly.
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A piece of wood literally impaled this car.
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That thing in the lower right corner used to be the water tower:
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The tornado bent it in half.
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This tree was picked out of the ground like a carrot.
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The winds were strong enough to throw this bus into a tree.
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That's someone's bedroom.
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That's a support beam going through a car window.
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And that's a car balancing on someone's house like a Jenga piece.
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What trees are left barely have any limbs.
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Others are plastered in home insulation.
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Street signs are tossed about.
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This used to be a diner, and eight people survived the tornado by hiding out in that cooler:
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This person's bedroom looks like a set from a play.
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The winds were strong enough to rip the letters off of this building.
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And this license plate was nearly ripped off of a car.
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That's someone's mattress in a tree:
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The air conditioner is the only thing left intact here:
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That's sheet metal wrapped around a tree:
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And the bricks from this building were picked off one by one.
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There really is nothing left.
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That's a car on top of what used to be a house.
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Those are two large semitrucks stacked together like play pieces.
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It's absolutely heartbreaking.
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This is what a neighborhood looked like before:
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It's hard to comprehend the damage and loss.
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And the long process of rebuilding has already begun.
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