Officials in the US state of Alabama said they have accounted for everyone who was missing after a burst of tornadoes that killed 23 people, including children, and injuring dozens more.
The 23 victims, including four children and seven people from one family, were all killed in or around the tiny community of Beauregard near the Georgia border, where the tornadoes uprooted trees and destroyed about 100 homes with 264-km winds, officials said.
Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said on Wednesday that search and rescue teams had located all the residents who had been marked as missing since the storms.
"We are now confident we have accounted for all of the individuals that we had not accounted for" earlier, Jones told a news conference.
US President Donald Trump plans to visit the storm-hit area on Friday.
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Meanwhile, at the Vatican, Pope Francis said he was praying for the dead and injured of the tornadoes, saying he is spiritually close to all those who are suffering and grieving.
Francis sent a telegram of condolences Wednesday to the bishop of Mobile, Alabama, the Most Rev. Thomas Rodi, saying he was saddened to learn of the "tragic loss of life and injuries" caused by the twister.
