At least 23 people died as violent storms and at least one tornado ripped through the US state of Mississippi, tearing off roofs and flattening neighborhoods, officials and residents said Saturday. ManilaBulletin
The southern state's emergency management agency said at least four people were missing and dozens were injured, while tens of thousands of people in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee were without power.
Confirming the death toll at 23, the emergency management agency cautioned: "Unfortunately, these numbers are expected to change." He told CBS affiliate WJTV that when he was able to leave his home, "what we found is devastation all around us."Woodrow Johnson, a local official in Humphreys County, told CNN his wife woke him up and they heard what sounded like a train.
TV footage showed homes levelled and debris strewn across roads as emergency services attempted to get to those who needed help.
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