Incredible drone footage shows a perfectly intact house surrounded by complete devastation after it narrowly missed being leveled by the deadly tornado that killed 23 people when it ripped through Alabama and parts of Georgia more than a week ago.
The video was captured by photographer Matt Gillespie as his drone flew over Ellersie, Georgia.
Gillespie shared the video on Facebook with the caption that it's 'insane that this house is still standing and thank God these residents are ok'!
The home appeared to be in the direct pathway of the storm, but it miraculously suffered little damage.
In the video, trees surrounding the two-story home are uprooted.
This home miraculously survived being leveled by a deadly tornado that killed 23 people when it ripped through Alabama and parts of Georgia more than a week ago
The drone footage shows the perfectly intact house surrounded by complete devastation
The video was captured by photographer Matt Gillespie as his drone flew over Ellersie, Georgia
Gillespie shared the video on Facebook with the caption that it's 'insane that this house is still standing and thank God these residents are ok'!
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The home appeared to be in the direct pathway of the storm, but it some how suffered little damage. In the video, trees surrounding the two-story home are uprooted
Meanwhile, other nearby homes appeared to have far more damage and a few homes were completely destroyed.
Gillespie said he was at his parents' home when he captured the drone footage.
'Prayers for everyone out there dealing with the damages and anyone who was hurt or worse. Parents house is fine except for all the downed trees, a missing chicken coupe, and debris. Lots of cleanup in store,' he wrote on Facebook.
The home did appear to have minor damage to the roof.
The tornado barreled through Alabama on Mach 3, killing 23 people, including 10 from the same family.
Cousins Cordarrly Jones and Demetria Jones say they're still struggling to process the reality of the devastation, as they organize funerals for two of their grandparents, their uncle, and seven of their cousins.
The family's loss could be even greater as a number of relatives remain in the hospital with serious injuries.
'It really hasn't fully hit me yet. I'm still trying to process it,' Cordarrly, 29, said.
'Everybody in this area was just about related,' added Demetria, 28. 'It's devastating.'
Meanwhile, other nearby homes appeared to have far more damage and a few homes were completely destroyed
Gillespie said he was at his parents' home when he captured the drone footage
A closer look at the home's roof shows that it suffered minor damage to the paneling
The tornado barreled through Alabama on Mach 3, killing 23 people, including 10 from the same family
With winds reaching up to 170mph, the freak tornado became the deadliest in the US for six years
A tornado warning gave local residents just 12 minutes to brace themselves before the racing winds began bulldozing mobile homes and reducing bricks and mortar to rubble
With winds reaching up to 170mph, the freak tornado became the deadliest in the US for six years.
A tornado warning gave local residents just 12 minutes to brace themselves before the racing winds began bulldozing mobile homes and reducing bricks and mortar to rubble.
The cousins stood among the rubble of a row of dilapidated homes in Beauregard, Georgia, attempting to salvage some of their family member's possessions while simultaneously mourning their deaths.
Their grandparents, 89-year-old Jimmy Jones and 83-year-old Mary Louise Jones, were killed in their home on a two-lane road where most everyone shares family ties.
The couple's son Emmanuel Jones, a 53-year-old uncle to the cousins, is gone too.
Also dead, they said, were seven cousins by both blood and marriage: Eric Jamal Stenson, 38; Florel Tate Stenson; 63; Henry Lewis Stenson; 65; James Henry Tate, 86; Tresia Robinson, 62; Raymond Robinson Jr., 63; and Maggie Delight Robinson, 57.
Richard Tate (pictured) was at home with his wife when suddenly the structure crumbled around him
The F4 twister blew Cindy Sanford's home completely off of its foundations. She managed to escape its midst with her grandson and took shelter in a near-by church
Other families returned to the site to salvage whatever is left of their belongings. Machinery and constructions workers have been called to the area to assist the likes of Kayla Causey (pictured)
Debris is scattered after the tornado blew a home off its foundation in Beauregard, Alabama
The mammoth clean-up will likely take weeks to complete, with additional workers being drafted in to help
Thirteen others have been confirmed dead. Among them
