Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi overnight, killing at least 25 people there and another in Alabama. CDNDigital
KeUntey Ousley tries to salvage what he can from his mother’s boyfriend’s vehicle, as his mother LaShata Ousley and his girlfriend Mikita Davis watch, after a tornado cut through their small Delta town the night before in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S. March 25, 2023. overnight, killing at least 25 people there and another in Alabama, leveling dozens of buildings and spawning at least one devastating tornado.
Governor Tate Reeves, who visited the tornado-struck town of Silver City, declared a state of emergency in the affected areas. U.S. President Joe Biden described the images from Mississippi as “heartbreaking” and said in a statement that he had spoken with Reeves and offered his condolences and full federal support for the recovery.
At least 12 of those deaths occurred in Rolling Fork, its mayor, Eldridge Walker, told CNN earlier in the day.Jarrett Brown, a volunteer with the disaster response organization Team Rubicon who traveled in Rolling Fork, told Reuters the damage showed that the storm was inescapable for some residents.Jeremy McCoy, a constable in neighboring Yazoo County who had gone to Rolling Fork to assist with rescue efforts, told CNN of the grim situation on the ground and stepping on nails in the rubble.
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