A minimum of 23 individuals have been killed and dozens injured as a twister and powerful thunderstorms swept throughout Mississippi late on Friday, the state’s emergency administration company mentioned after the tornado left a path of injury for greater than 100 miles (160 km).
4 individuals have been lacking as search and rescue groups combed by way of the destruction on the lookout for survivors after the storm struck Silver Metropolis in Western Mississippi, the Mississippi Emergency Administration Company mentioned in a collection of tweets.
“Sadly, these numbers are anticipated to alter,” it mentioned, referring to the dying toll.
Search and rescue groups have been additionally out in Rolling Fork, a city that noticed the brunt of the twister, CNN reported.
“I’ve by no means seen something like this,” Brandy Showah informed CNN. “This was a really nice small city, and now it’s gone.”
A minimum of 24 studies of tornadoes have been issued to the National Weather Service in a single day by storm chasers and observers.
Pictures of the destruction revealed by information networks confirmed complete buildings left in rubble and vehicles turned over on their sides as individuals climbed by way of the particles in darkness.
“Many within the MS Delta want your prayer and God’s safety tonight,” Governor Tate Reeve mentioned in a tweet.
“Now we have activated medical assist—surging extra ambulances and different emergency property for these affected. Search and rescue is energetic.”
4 individuals have been lacking as search and rescue groups combed by way of the destruction on the lookout for survivors after the storm struck Silver Metropolis in Western Mississippi, the Mississippi Emergency Administration Company mentioned in a collection of tweets.
“Sadly, these numbers are anticipated to alter,” it mentioned, referring to the dying toll.
Search and rescue groups have been additionally out in Rolling Fork, a city that noticed the brunt of the twister, CNN reported.
“I’ve by no means seen something like this,” Brandy Showah informed CNN. “This was a really nice small city, and now it’s gone.”
A minimum of 24 studies of tornadoes have been issued to the National Weather Service in a single day by storm chasers and observers.
Pictures of the destruction revealed by information networks confirmed complete buildings left in rubble and vehicles turned over on their sides as individuals climbed by way of the particles in darkness.
“Many within the MS Delta want your prayer and God’s safety tonight,” Governor Tate Reeve mentioned in a tweet.
“Now we have activated medical assist—surging extra ambulances and different emergency property for these affected. Search and rescue is energetic.”
