Toll expected to rise in deadliest US tornadoes in five years

Joey Roush walks through the debris of his mother's home after it was destroyed in a tornado in Beauregard, Alabama

Joey Roush walks through the debris of his mother's home after it was destroyed in a tornado in Beauregard, Alabama Source: Getty Images

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At least 23 people have died and dozens are injured after tornadoes struck the southeastern United States.

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