with this breaking news. rescue teams are now on a desperate searching rescue for survivors after powerful destructive storms ripped through the south tornadoes tearing through mississippi overnight. at least 23 people are confirmed dead. another dead in alabama. dozens more injured and at least four others are still missing at this hour and many of the deaths happening in the town of rolling fork, mississippi neighborhoods there are simply leveled extraordinary scene there. the mayor sharing this bleak assessment of the damage on cnn this morning. right? that s all i see. a lot of families here are affected. uh lot of families are hurting. uh this community is. in the situation that we never expected by city is gone. but we will resilient and we re going to come back. wow my city is gone. cnn s isabel rizal is on the scene in rolling fork. right now that the sun is up, the heartbreak is becoming a lot more noticeable for the residents here at rolling fork everywhere you look
sister, saying there s a tornado. okay, get to safety. and then one of my cashiers came and said her mom was on the phone and there was a tornado and then all of a sudden the lights. the lights started flickering egan. i don t know if it was me or somebody who s that cooler and my husband started just pushing us all in the cooler. um and this little spot in life. i also spoke with the mayor of rolling for here. his name is eldridge walker, and he says that his city is gone structure after structure, including the police department in city hall or heavily damaged his own home has been heavily damaged. he told me he and his wife had to jump into the bathtub to protect themselves from the tornado last night, and then it rolled through sounding like a freight train. this is going to be a long process ahead