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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:47 p.m. EDT

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A kitten survives a tornado and his tiny meows bring rescue Storm chaser Ashton Lemley was helping search through a Mississippi trailer park destroyed by tornadoes when he heard a kitten meowing from the rubble. The storms hit the rural community of Bogue Chitto early Thursday and injured at least a dozen people. Lemley searched in the dark for several minutes before finding the kitten trapped inside the remains of a wall. Video shows him pulling the frightened animal to safety and comforting it in his arms. The kitten did not appear to be seriously hurt. Lemley says several people already want to adopt the cat, with some suggesting the name “Tornado.”

[Context: Storm chaser finds and rescues a kitten trapped in tornado debris] [Fact Check: Video shows Ashton Lemley rescuing and comforting the frightened kitten]