suburbs of paris to the river thames, meet oarsmen taking part in the university boat race. welcome, first, 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 of the trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storm s heartbreaking and vowed federal support. storm s heartbreaking and vowed federalsupport. one storm s heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork where a entire neighbourhoods were flattened to rubble. david willis has the story. 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 tightknit community of the map. this tightknit community of the ma -. ~ ., , this tightknit community of the ma. ~ ., , this tightknit community of the ma. ~ ., .
that railing this base up caused violence and death. thank you very much for your caused violence and death. than here very much for your caused violence and death. than here on bbcjch for your caused violence and death. than here on bbc news, your caused violence and death. than here on bbc news, that time here on bbc news, that was calvin darko who is a political analyst. at least five people are dead and several still missing after an explosion at a chocolate factory in pennsylvania. the blast occurred on friday at the facility, the cause is currently unknown. authorities say they are investigating and the search for more possible survivors is ongoing. recovery efforts from survivors is ongoing. recovery efforts from the survivors is ongoing. recovery efforts from the recent - efforts from the recent building explosion are still under way and progress is being made. during the overnight recovery effort one person was located alive and rescue workers continue to search for any ot
following the path of devastation, but by the tornado last night. as you drive through mississippi, it becomes evident it was notjust through mississippi, it becomes evident it was not just the weather factors that created the violent tornado that resulted in such loss of life. firstly, it took place at night, a nocturnal tornado which are almost more deadly than those during the day. people are sleeping and don t necessarily hear alerts or have the opportunity to move to better forms of shelter. also, it struck in a very vulnerable area, socially vulnerable area. when you drive through this part of mississippi is one of the poorest parts of the poorest state in america. you see many people are living in mobile homes or manufactured homes that simply are not strong enough to withstand tornadoes of that strength. it was on the ground of course over an hour and some tornadoes passing 5 10 minutes but this was on the ground for over an hour, smashing through more than 100 miles. so, when
journey for this 21 year old. on sunday he will become one of the very small number of non white oarsmen to take part in the historic contest on the river thames. in the historic contest on the riverthames. he in the historic contest on the river thames. he has been seeking to our sports reporter. it is quite something i would say. it is very challenging. there is a lot of pressure, obviously. i have never been that stressed out about rowing in my entire life. his that stressed out about rowing in my entire life. in my entire life. his mum wanted him in my entire life. his mum wanted him to in my entire life. his mum wanted him to do - in my entire life. his mum wanted him to do an - in my entire life. his mum i wanted him to do an outdoor sport, little did she know how far that sport would take him. from the suburbs of paris to the wild and lonely great use, for one of rowing s biggest endeavours, the boat race. when ou tell endeavours, the boat race. when you tell people endea
simmons earlier. i mjoined by major mark hubbell who was a divisional commander for the salvation army in mississippi. he oversees relief efforts from their headquarters. we are seeing some really awful pictures there, homes shuttered and lives lost. talk us through some of the work you re doing on the ground to help people and what are you saying? mil on the ground to help people and what are you saying? all of us expect and what are you saying? all of us expect to and what are you saying? all of us expect to experience - and what are you saying? all of us expect to experience some i us expect to experience some hardship and challenges at some point in life but none of us would expect anything like this as these dear folks in these rural areas experienced late friday night. so immediately, early saturday morning, our teams sprang into action. we deployed our leadership personnel for disaster response as well as four units that are essentially our mobile kitchen feeding units which