Tornadoes in Alabama kill at least 14

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People look at tornado damage in Lee County, Alabama.
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At least 14 people were killed in Lee County, Alabama, on Sunday, as multiple tornadoes swept through the area.

Lee County is in eastern Alabama, along the border with Georgia. Dozens of people were injured and are being treated at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika and other hospitals. Homes and buildings have been destroyed, and due to severe thunderstorms in the region, more than 35,000 people in Alabama and Georgia are without power. Officials say the town of Beauregard, 60 miles east of Montgomery, was hit the hardest.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.