Ashton Lemley rescues kitten from Mississippi tornado rubble

12 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 8

The animal was found in a flattened trailer park in Bogue Chitto after storms spawned at least three tornadoes across southern Mississippi, injuring a dozen people there.
Lemley heard the meow in predawn darkness, dug through insulation and debris, and pulled out the wet but apparently unhurt kitten, later handing it to the United Cajun Navy commander.
Video captured the rescue, and Lemley said people already want to adopt the kitten if its owners are not found, with some suggesting the name Tornado.

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