Severe weather sweeps the South

At least seven people are dead after severe storms and tornadoes swept through the Southeast U.S.

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00:00At least seven people were killed on Thursday as severe storms and tornadoes swept through

00:06the South.

00:07The extreme weather ripped through parts of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi.

00:10Six of the deaths were in Autauga County, Alabama, and one in Butts County, Georgia.

00:14More than 6.8 million people across Alabama and Georgia were under a tornado watch on

00:18Thursday, and both states declared states of emergency.

00:21By Friday morning, the extreme weather had expired, but tens of thousands of customers

00:25were still without power in parts of Alabama and Georgia.