hello and welcome to bbc news. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork, where entire neighborhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. this is all that remains of the mississippi town of rolling fork. heavy vehicles were picked up and tossed around like toys after the twister touched down, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. we ve got a new scan coming on as we speak. the storm struck at night, the warnings too late for the residents of rolling fork and nearby silver city. sighs. oh, man. sighs. dearjesus, please help them. around 8:20, we have the tornado sirens going off, warning people to, you know, take co
a tornadoe has killed at least 23 people in the us state of mississippi, which is located here, in the south of the country. the authorities said twisters left a trail of damage for more than a hundred and fifty kilometres. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork, where trees and power lines have been torn down. at one point, debris was being pulled more than six thousand metres into the sky. you can see here the latest pictures which have just come through to us, of the destruction in rolling fork. earlier i spoke to our correspondent frances read. 23 people at least have lost their lives. a large number. a trail of destruction of you said it is a km with up some are saying just think about of the debris was thrown 6000 metres into the air but possibly up to 9000 meters. that s almost 30,000 feet. tremendously frightening, whatever the official measurements eventually turn out to be. at the moment, as you ll see from the pictures, a total scene of destruction. trees
so is the weather, has it calmed down? is it helping that? yeah. the weather is calm certainly now. today, it is a little bit windy. just a classic post frontal environment. a lot of times after these supercells move through on the back side of the outbreaks, you have crystal clear skies like this. it s very dry. sometimes, it s cold as well afterwards. so, definitely the conditions are good for the recovery effort but it s just beginning right now. you see people that are just sitting in the rubble, not really sure what to do, checking on loved ones. cell phone coverage is down there. i m actually just south of the damage path near the vicksburg area, and about to head back and survey that damage path to see if it was one continuous tornado, a super cell that s moving at 60 miles an hour like that doesn t really have time to cycle through tornadoes. so, you get these really long track classic dixie alley
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